Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 撇

to cast away
to fling aside

to throw
to cast
left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)

(slang) to go to the toilet

to skim froth or foam from the surface of a liquid

skim

(Tw) trick (of the trade); clever move (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. (phiat-pōo))

to curl one's lip
to twitch one's mouth

to disregard; to leave aside

to cast away

to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasize one is innocent or in the clear

apostrophe

right-hander

(slang) to take a dump

left-hander

piēkāibùtán

to ignore an issue (idiom)

bāzìméiyīpiě

八字没一撇

[八字沒一撇]

lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (bā) (idiom)
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
no sign of success yet

bāzìháiméiyīpiě

八字还没一撇

[八字還沒一撇]

lit. not even the first stroke of the character 八 (bā) has been written (idiom)
fig. things have not even gotten started yet; nothing tangible has come of one's plans yet

bāzìháiméiyīpiěr

八字还没一撇儿

[八字還沒一撇兒]

lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (bā) (idiom)
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
no sign of success yet