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八字沒一撇

bāzìméiyīpiě

ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄧ ㄆㄧㄝˇ

Simplified 八字没一撇

  1. 1lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom)
  2. 2fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3no sign of success yet

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