閑古鳥が鳴く (deserted, business is dead)

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A fixed idiom literally 'the hermit cuckoo is crying,' meaning 'a shop, business, or venue is completely empty / deserted / dead quiet.' 閑古鳥 is a literary/folk name for the cuckoo, whose solitary call evokes desolation.

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