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八字还没一撇儿
八字還沒一撇兒
bāzìháiméiyīpiěr
1.
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character [[八]]
2.
things have not even begun to take shape
3.
no sign of success yet
Character Breakdown
八
bā
eight; all around, all sides
HSK 1
2 丶
字
zì
character, letter, symbol, word
HSK 1
6 丶
还
hái
also, besides; still, yet; to return
HSK 2
7 丶
没
méi
not, none, gone; to bury; to sink, to drown
HSK 1
7 丶
一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1
1 丶
撇
piē
to abandon, to discard
HSK 6
14 丶
儿
ér
son, child
HSK 1
2 丶
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