méi
piě

idiom
common

Meaning of 八字没一撇

八字没一撇 means nothing has been done yet; no concrete progress; not even the first step. Pronounced bā zì méi yī piě.

  • nothing has been done yet; no concrete progress; not even the first step

Definitions & Examples

men
de
zuò
huà
méi
piě
ne
 
bié
xiǎng
de
tài
zǎo
le
 

Their cooperation plan is still up in the air, don't think too far ahead.

Fáng
zi
shén
me
shí
hou
mǎi
 
qián
hái
shì
méi
piě
de
shì
 

When will you buy the house? At the moment, it's still just a vague idea.

zǒng
shuō
yào
chuàng
 
jīn
tuán
duì
dōu
méi
piě
 

He always talks about starting a business, but funding and a team are nowhere in sight.