八字沒見一撇
bā​zì​méi​jiàn​yī​piě

nothing has happened yet

  • created reference approved 八字没见一撇/八字沒見一撇 → 八字还没一撇儿/八字還沒一撇兒 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    八字没见一撇 / 八字沒見一撇 bā​zì​méi​jiàn​yī​piě

    八字还没一撇儿 / 八字還沒一撇兒 bā​zì​hái​méi​yī​piě​r

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 八字没见一撇/八字沒見一撇 · bā​zì​méi​jiàn​yī​piě · nothing has happened yet — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    八字没见一撇 / 八字沒見一撇

    bā​zì​méi​jiàn​yī​piě

    nothing has happened yet

    Literally "the first stroke of the character for eight has not yet been written"; used to describe a situation where things are at such an early stage that there is no sign of progress or success yet.

    bā​zì​méi​jiàn​yì​piě

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

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense