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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
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Original source entry:
八字還沒一撇 八字还没一撇 [ba1 zi4 hai2 mei2 yi1 pie3] /lit. not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] has been written (idiom)/fig. things have not even gotten started yet; nothing tangible has come of one's plans yet/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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Other forms in these source records: 八字還沒一撇
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