万 事 俱 备，只 欠 东 风

wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēngdictionary entry

lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item

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Original source entry:

萬事俱備，只欠東風 万事俱备，只欠东风 [wan4 shi4 ju4 bei4 , zhi3 qian4 dong1 feng1] /lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)/fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item/

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Other forms in these source records: 萬事俱備，只欠東風

万
mò
used in 万俟[Mò qí]
wàn
ten thousand / a great number
Wàn
surname Wan
事
shì
matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]
俱
jù
(literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike
备
bèi
(bound form) to prepare / to equip / (literary) fully / completely
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]

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