八字還沒一撇

Simplified: 八字还没一撇

bāzìháiméiyīpiě ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ ㄏㄞˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄧ ㄆㄧㄝˇ

    • lit. not even the first stroke of the character 八 bā has been written (idiom)
    • fig. things have not even gotten started yet nothing tangible has come of one's plans yet

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