remote mountain area; backwoods
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
remote mountainous area; out-of-the-way mountain region; the backwoods
dialectColloquial northern dialect term (儿化音) referring to hard-to-reach, underdeveloped mountain areas. Often carries a connotation of isolation and poverty.
Tā他
lǎo老
jiā家
zài在
nà那
gè个
shān山
gā旮
lá旯
r儿
lǐ里
，
lián连
gōng公
lù路
dōu都
bù不
tōng通
。
His hometown is in that remote mountainous area where there isn't even a paved road.
Bié别
qù去
nà那
gè个
shān山
gā旮
lá旯
r儿
zhǎo找
gōng工
zuò作
，
zhèng挣
bù不
dào到
qián钱
de的
。
Don't go to that backwoods place to look for a job—you won't earn any money there.
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Zhè这
dì地
fang方
jiù就
shì是
gè个
shān山
gā旮
lá旯
r儿
，
shǒu手
jī机
xìn信
hào号
dōu都
méi没
yǒu有
。
This place is just a remote mountain area; there's not even cell phone reception.