bā​zì​hái​méi​yī​piě​r

not even begun to take shape

Senses

八字还没一撇儿/ 八字還沒一撇兒 bā​zì​hái​méi​yī​piě​r not even begun to take shape

Literally "there is not even the first stroke of the character "; describes a situation where things have not even started to happen or there is no sign of progress yet.

References

variant 八字没见一撇/八字沒見一撇 八字还没一撇儿/八字還沒一撇兒