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- (Tw) trick (of the trade); clever move (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [phiat-pōo])
- to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasize one is innocent or in the clear
Trad. 八字沒一撇
- lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom)
- fig. things have not even begun to take shape
- no sign of success yet
Trad. 八字還沒一撇
- 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
Trad. 八字還沒一撇兒
- lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom)
- fig. things have not even begun to take shape
- no sign of success yet