八字還沒一撇
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See also: 八字还没一撇
Chinese
[edit]| the character 八 | yet, still | has not | one | left-falling stroke | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (八字還沒一撇) | 八字 | 還 | 沒 | 一 | 撇 | |
| simp. (八字还没一撇) | 八字 | 还 | 没 | 一 | 撇 | |
| Literally: “there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (considered one of the simplest characters)”. | ||||||
Etymology
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Pronunciation
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- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ ㄏㄞˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄧ ㄆㄧㄝˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bazìh hái méi yi piě
- Wade–Giles: pa1-tzŭ4 hai2 mei2 i1 pʻieh3
- Yale: bā-dz̀ hái méi yī pyě
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: batzyh hair mei i piee
- Palladius: бацзы хай мэй и пе (baczy xaj mɛj i pe)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ xaɪ̯³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (八字還沒一撇兒／八字还没一撇儿)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ ㄏㄞˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄧ ㄆㄧㄝˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bazìhháiméiyipiěr
- Wade–Giles: pa1-tzŭ4-hai2-mei2-i1-pʻieh3-ʼrh
- Yale: bā-dz̀-hái-méi-yī-pyěr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: batzyhhairmeiipieel
- Palladius: бацзыхаймэйипер (baczyxajmɛjiper)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ xaɪ̯³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰi̯ɛɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baat3 zi6 waan4 mut6 jat1 pit3
- Yale: baat jih wàahn muht yāt pit
- Cantonese Pinyin: baat8 dzi6 waan4 mut9 jat7 pit8
- Guangdong Romanization: bad3 ji6 wan4 mud6 yed1 pid3
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːt̚³ t͡siː²² waːn²¹ muːt̚² jɐt̚⁵ pʰiːt̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]八字還沒一撇
- nothing tangible in sight; things have not even begun to take shape; there's not the slightest sign of success yet