lit. not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1]{baat3} has been written (idiom) · fig. things have not even gotten started yet; nothing tangible has come of one's plans yet
2 Written Forms
Meanings
1lit. not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1]{baat3} has been written (idiom)
2fig. things have not even gotten started yet; nothing tangible has come of one's plans yet