荒无人烟 (huāng wú rén yān) — desolate and uninhabited
Definition
Idiom: a place so wild and barren that not even smoke from cooking fires (人烟 = 'signs of human life') can be seen — i.e. totally desolate and uninhabited.
idiom
desolate and uninhabited
Examples
- 荒无人烟，。Zhè piàn sēn lín huāng wú rén yān, hěn shǎo yǒu rén lái.This forest is desolate and uninhabited; very few people come here.
- 荒无人烟，。Nà ge xiǎo dǎo huāng wú rén yān, zhǐ yǒu yě shēng dòng wù.That small island is desolate and uninhabited; there are only wild animals.
- 荒无人烟，。Shā mò dì qū huāng wú rén yān, fēi cháng wēi xiǎn.Desert regions are desolate and uninhabited, making them very dangerous.
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