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颗粒无收
Idiomkēlì wúshōu
Description
“颗粒无收”的意思是庄稼一点也没有收成，常用来说因为天气不好或者别的原因什么都没得到。
"颗粒无收" means that the crops have yielded nothing at all, often used to say that nothing was obtained due to bad weather or other reasons.
Meanings
颗粒无收kēlì wúshōu
crops completely fail; a total loss with nothing gained
今年天气太差，农民几乎颗粒无收。
The weather was so bad this year that farmers hardly had any harvest.
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Notes
- Etymology
颗粒 = grain, 无收 = no harvest; literally 'not even one grain harvested'.
- Nuance
often used figuratively for gaining nothing at all from an effort.
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