Chinese

		character "八"	yet, still	has not	one	left-falling stroke
trad. (八字還沒一撇兒)		八字	還	沒	一	撇兒
simp. (八字还没一撇儿)		八字	还	没	一	撇儿

Proverb

八字還沒一撇兒

1. (Mandarin) Erhua form of 八字還沒一撇 ("nothing tangible in sight, things have not even begun to take shape").