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万事皆备，只欠东风

wàn shì jiē bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng

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Definitions

  1. 1. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
  2. 2. lacking only one tiny crucial item
  3. 3. also written 萬事俱備，只欠東風|万事俱备，只欠东风

Child Words of 万事皆备，只欠东风

备
bèi

(bound form) to prepare; to equip

东
dōng

east

只
zhī

grain that has begun to ripen

皆
jiē

all

欠
qiàn

to owe

东风
dōng fēng

easterly wind

万
wàn

ten thousand

只
zhǐ

only

万事
wàn shì

all things

只欠东风
zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng

all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item

事
shì

matter

风
fēng

wind