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万事皆备，只欠东风
wànshìjiēbèi,zhǐqiàndōngfēng
Traditional: 萬事皆備，只欠東風
everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item / also written [[萬事俱備，只欠東風|万事俱备，只欠东风]]
Character Breakdown
万
wàn
ten thousand; innumerable
HSK 3
事
shì
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
HSK 2
皆
jiē
all, every, everybody
HSK 6
备
bèi
to prepare; to get ready, to equip; ready; perfect
HSK 2
只
zhī
only, merely, just
HSK 3
欠
qiàn
to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn
HSK 5
东
dōng
east, eastern, eastward
HSK 1
风
fēng
wind; air; customs, manners; news
HSK 3
Additional Information
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Chinese
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