八字没一撇 / 八字沒一撇

bā​zì​méi​yī​piě

nothing has happened yet

Literally "not even the first stroke of the character [[八|八|ba1]] has been written"; used to describe a situation where things have not even begun to take shape or there is no sign of success yet

bā​zì​méi​yì​piě

八字 (literal) → 八字 · bā​zì · character eight 没 (literal) → 没/沒 · méi · [negation] 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 撇 (literal) → 撇 · piě · downward stroke

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM