Learn more about 八字沒一撇
| Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|
| lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet |
| Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|
|
八
|
eight / 8 | |
|
字
|
letter / symbol / character / word / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China | |
|
沒
|
(negative prefix for verbs) / have not / not | |
|
一
|
one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in chinese characters (kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit | |
|
撇
|
to throw / to cast / left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy) |
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