八字没一撇
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom); fig. things have not even begun to take shape; no sign of success yet
idiom
Traditional: 八字沒一撇
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Definitions
- (idiom) lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
- fig. things have not even begun to take shape
- no sign of success yet
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Related Words
八字还没一撇(bā zì hái méi yī piě)— lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八
→八字还没一撇儿(bā zì hái méi yī piě r)— lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八
→一蹴即至(yī cù jí zhì)— to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
→一蹴而就(yī cù ér jiù)— to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
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