Definition
不毛之地 is a chengyu (four-character idiom) that literally means 'land without hair/vegetation.' It refers to barren, desolate land such as a desert or wasteland, and can also be used figuratively to describe a place that is culturally or intellectually barren.
n.
barren landwastelanddesert(figurative) uncivilized or culturally barren place
Examples
- 不毛之地。Zhè piàn bù máo zhī dì céngjīng shì shāmò.This barren land was once a desert.
- 不毛之地，。Nàlǐ shì bù máo zhī dì, shénme yě bù zhǎng.That place is barren land; nothing grows.
- ，不毛之地。Zhège dìqū de wénhuà fēnwéi hěn chà, jiǎnzhí shì yí piàn bù máo zhī dì.The cultural atmosphere in this area is very poor; it's simply a cultural wasteland.
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