八字還沒一撇

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See also: 八字还没一撇

Chinese

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

Idiom

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

Dialectal synonyms of 八字沒一撇 (“nothing tangible in sight; things have not even begun to take shape”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 八字沒一撇
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 八字兒沒一撇兒, 八字兒還沒一撇兒
Taiwan 八字沒一撇, 八字還沒一撇, 八字沒有一撇, 八字還沒有一撇
Central Plains Mandarin Xi'an 八字沒見一撇兒
Cantonese Guangzhou 十劃都未有一撇, 十字未有一劃
Hong Kong 十劃都未有一撇, 十劃都冇一撇
Southern Min Xiamen 八字無一撇
Quanzhou 八字無一撇
Zhangzhou 八字無一撇
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