八字還沒一撇

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Chinese

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the character yet, still has not one left-falling stroke
trad. (八字還沒一撇) 八字
simp. (八字还没一撇) 八字
Literally: “there is not even the first stroke of the character (considered one of the simplest characters)”.

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Idiom

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八字還沒一撇

  1. nothing tangible in sight; things have not even begun to take shape; there's not the slightest sign of success yet

Synonyms

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