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Jyutping cyun3 cou2 bat1 saang1
Pinyin cùn cǎo bù shēng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    一​啲​生機​都​無
    (of land) lifeless
    • 呢隊軍閥周圍掠奪,所到之處寸草不生。
      呢队军阀周围掠夺,所到之处寸草不生。
      ni1 deoi6 gwan1 fat6 zau1 wai4 loek6 dyut6, so2 dou3 zi1 cyu3 cyun3 cou2 bat1 saang1.
      This army is plundering everywhere; the land that it passes seems to be lifeless.

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Jyutping cyun3 cou2 bat1 sang1
Pinyin cùn cǎo bù shēng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)
  2. fig. barren
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic, of land
    completely barren; completely devoid of vegetation
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢队军阀周围掠夺,所到之处寸草不生。
    呢隊軍閥周圍掠奪,所到之處寸草不生。
    ni1 deoi6 gwan1 fat6 zau1 wai4 loek6 dyut6, so2 dou3 zi1 cyu3 cyun3 cou2 bat1 saang1.
    • This army is plundering everywhere; the land that it passes seems to be lifeless.