八字还没一撇

bā zì hái méi yī piě

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Definitions

1. lit. not even the first stroke of the character 八bā has been written (idiom)
2. fig. things have not even gotten started yet; nothing tangible has come of one's plans yet

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Child Words of 八字还没一撇

• 一 一 yī: one
• 八 八 bā: eight; 8
• 字 字 zì: letter
• 撇 撇 piē: to cast away
• 撇 撇 piě: to throw
• 没 没 méi: (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
• 没 没 mò: drowned
• 还 还 hái: still
• 还 还 huán: to pay back
• 八字 八字 bā zì: the character 8 or 八
• 还没 还没 hái méi: not yet