ㄅㄚˋㄏㄞˊㄇㄟˊㄆㄧㄝˇbā zì hái méi yī piěr bá zì hái méi yì piěrㄅㄚˊ ㄗˋ ㄏㄞˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄧˋ ㄆㄧㄜˇㄦ

  1. 比喻事情眉目說法來源傳燈錄··太平禪師》:田舍翁聲色應時八字不著丿。」通俗編·數目》:聖賢八字打開領會。』八字不見一撇。」以為八字尚未八字一事指婚)​可言以為八字筆畫未見事情影兒沒有

lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)​, fig. things have not even begun to take shape, no sign of success yet