八字还没一撇儿

八字還沒一撇兒
bāzìháiméiyīpiěr
  1. lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 bā (idiom)
  2. fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. no sign of success yet

CEDICT

  1. (Mandarin) Erhua form of 八字還沒一撇／八字还没一撇 (bāzì hái méi yī piě, “things have not even begun to take shape”).
  2. Erhua form of 八字還沒一撇／八字还没一撇 (bāzì hái méi yī piě, “things have not even begun to take shape”).

Wiktionary

事情尚无眉目

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 八字还没一撇 bāzìháiméiyīpiě
  1. lit. not even the first stroke of the character 八 bā has been written (idiom)
  2. fig. things have not even gotten started yet; nothing tangible has come of one's plans yet
2 儿 r
  1. non-syllabic diminutive suffix
  2. retroflex final

Related entries

八字没一撇 bāzìméiyīpiě
  1. lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 bā (idiom)
  2. fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. no sign of success yet