八字還沒一撇兒 (baat3 zi6 waan4 mut6 jat1 pit3 ji4): lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) | Cantonese Dictionary

baat3 zi6 waan4 mut6 jat1 pit3 ji4八字還沒一撇兒八字还没一撇儿

Jyutpingbaat3 zi6 waan4 mut6 jat1 pit3 ji4

Yalebat jih wành muth yāt pit yìh

Definition

lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom); no sign of success yet

T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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