The idiom 'not even a single stroke of the character 'ba'' means that a matter has no discernible start or progress yet.
“八字没见一撇”形容事情还没有眉目,一点迹象都没有。
| 成语 | 八字没见一撇 |
|---|---|
| 解释 | 比喻事情毫无眉目,未见端绪 |
| 出处 | 孙锦标《通俗常言疏证·人事》第三卷:“《通俗编》:‘朱子《与刘子澄书》:圣贤已是八字打开了,人自不领会。’按今有‘八字不见两撇’之谚……凡事无端绪者,谓之八字不曾见两撇。” |
| 拼音 | bā zì méi jiàn yī piě |
| 拼音码 | bzmj |
| 近义词 | 八字没一撇 |
| 用法 | 复句式;作分句;比喻事情还没有眉目 |
| 英语 | there's no sign of anything happening yet |
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