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只欠东风

zhǐ qiàn dōng fēngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-0df96cb60d157aa5. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

只欠東風 只欠东风 [zhi3 qian4 dong1 feng1] /all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item/

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Other forms in these source records: 只欠東風

  • 只
    zhī

    grain that has begun to ripen / classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

    zhǐ

    only / merely / just

  • 欠
    qiàn

    to owe / to lack / (literary) to be deficient in / (bound form) yawn / to raise slightly (a part of one's body)

  • 东
    dōng

    east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord

    Dōng

    surname Dong

  • 风
    fēng

    wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhèn],絲|丝[sī]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.