一纸荒年一纸天荒
        
            [yī zhĭ huāng nián yī zhĭ tiān huāng]
        
        
            This phrase translates to 'A Desolate Year on Paper, A Heaven Lost on Paper.' It describes feelings of loneliness, loss, or melancholy in a metaphorical way, painting a bleak yet poetic picture of the past.