万事俱备，只欠东风

Traditional: 萬事俱備，只欠東風

wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng

Dictionary entry

lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)

What does 万事俱备，只欠东风 mean?

万事俱备，只欠东风 (wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)

2fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item

Character breakdown

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万mòused in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]事shìmatter · thing 俱jù(literary) all; both; entirely; without exception · (literary) to be together 备bèivariant of 備|备[bei4]只zhīvariant of 隻|只[zhi1]欠qiànto owe · to lack 东Dōngsurname Dong 风fēngwind · news

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万事俱备，只欠东风

wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng

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