八字没一撇 — “There's no sign of success yet”
八字没一撇 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “There's no sign of success yet”. Nothing has been decided or started; still very uncertain. Literally, “The character '八' has not even one stroke yet”.
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我们讨论了很久，但这个项目的具体方案八字没一撇，还需要更多的时间去完善。
We've discussed it for a long time, but there's no definite plan for this project yet; it still needs more time to be perfected.
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Synonyms of 八字没一撇
More idioms starting with 八
- bā八wàn万sì四qiān千innumerable; countless
- bā八liǎng两bàn半jīn斤six of one, half a dozen of the other
- bā八jiǔ九bù不lí离shí十very close to the mark
- bā八xiān仙guò过hǎi海Each uses their unique skills to achieve a goal
- bā八xiān仙guò过hǎi海，，gè各xiǎn显qí其néng能everyone shows their unique skills
- bā八xiān仙guò过hǎi海，，gè各xiǎn显shén神tōng通Each shows their special skills
- bā八gōng公shān山shàng上，，cǎo草mù木jiē皆bīng兵extreme panic, imagining every bush an enemy
- bā八gōng公cǎo草mù木imagining enemies in every bush and tree
- bā八zì字dǎ打kāi开take a roundabout or unconventional approach
- bā八fǔ府xún巡àn按powerful imperial inspector of justice
- bā八tái抬dà大jiào轿grand sedan chair for high-ranking officials
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What does 八字没一撇 mean?
八字没一撇 (bā zì méi yī piě) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “There's no sign of success yet”.
How do you pronounce 八字没一撇?
八字没一撇 is pronounced bā zì méi yī piě in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 八字没一撇 literally mean?
Literally, 八字没一撇 means “the character '八' has not even one stroke yet”. It is used to mean “There's no sign of success yet”.
What is the Chinese definition of 八字没一撇?
比喻事情还没有眉目。