Chinese

		character "八"	yet, still	has not	one	left-falling stroke
trad. (八字還冇一撇)		八字	還	冇	一	撇
simp. (八字还冇一撇)		八字	还	冇	一	撇

Alternative forms

• 八字還沒一撇／八字还没一撇 (bāzì hái méi yī piě)

Proverb

八字還冇一撇

1. (Cantonese) nothing tangible in sight, things have not even begun to take shape