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八字还没一撇    
bā zì hái méi yī piĕ
英译 (English) 1. There are two strokes on the character“八”, first stroke is on the left and the second stroke is on the right. Not even the first stroke of the character is in sight. There is not the slightest sign of anything happening yet.
释义 (paraphrase)

“八”这个字一共两笔,一笔是撇一笔是捺,写的时候先写撇再写捺。“八字还没一撇”就是连一笔也没有写。比喻事情根本还没有开始做呢,更别说完成。


1. There are two strokes on the character“八”, first stroke is on the left and the second stroke is on the right. Not even the first stroke of the character is in sight. There is not the slightest sign of anything happening yet.
示例 (demonstration)

一年一度的退伍工作就要开始了,辛海伟入了党,当了战斗班长,可当文艺兵的事‘八字没一撇’。”(《时代潮》2003/19)