八字沒一撇 [－－没－－]

Jyutping baat3 zi6 mut6 jat1 pit3
Pinyin bā zì méi yī piě

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom)
  2. fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. no sign of success yet