人煙稀少 [－烟－－]

Jyutping jan4 jin1 hei1 siu2
Pinyin rén yān xī shǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to be sparsely populated
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    人烟稀少
    人煙稀少
    jan4 jin1 hei1 siu2
    • sparsely inhabited
  2. Cantonese
    呢条村人烟稀少，大部份原居民都去咗城市打工。
    呢條村人煙稀少，大部份原居民都去咗城市打工。
    • This village is sparsely populated, most indigenous people have migrated to cities to seek employment.