八字還沒一撇兒 [－－还没－－儿]

Jyutping baat3 zi6 waan4 mut6 jat1 pit3 ji4
Pinyin bā zì hái méi yī piě r5

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