颗粒无收

顆粒無收
kēlìwúshōu
not a single grain was reaped (as in a bad harvest year)

CEDICT

to reap nothing

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 颗粒 kēlì
  1. kernel
  2. granule
  3. granulated (sugar, chemical product)
2 无 wú
  1. not to have
  2. no
  3. none
  4. not
  5. to lack
  6. un-
  7. -less
3 收 shōu
  1. to receive
  2. to accept
  3. to collect
  4. to put away
  5. to restrain
  6. to stop
  7. in care of (used on address line after name)