寸草不生cùn cǎo bù shēngnot even a blade of grass grows; barren
❍ 这盐碱地上，～，我们怎么能交得起租子呢？ Not e ven a blade o f grass grows on this saline-alkali soil,so how can we afford to pay the rents? 寸草不生cùn cǎo bù shēnɡ形容一点儿寸草都不长；也形容灾情非常严重。not even as blade of grass grows, barren |