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万事俱备，只欠东风
萬事俱備，只欠東風
wànshìjùbèi,zhǐqiàndōngfēng
1.
lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
2.
fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
Character Breakdown
万
wàn
ten thousand; innumerable
HSK 3
3 丶
事
shì
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
HSK 2
8 丶
俱
jù
all, together; accompany
HSK 5
10 丶
备
bèi
to prepare; to get ready, to equip; ready; perfect
HSK 2
8 丶
只
zhī
only, merely, just
HSK 3
5 丶
欠
qiàn
to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn
HSK 5
4 丶
东
dōng
east, eastern, eastward
HSK 1
5 丶
风
fēng
wind; air; customs, manners; news
HSK 3
4 丶
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