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只欠东风

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zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng

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

Words Containing 只欠东风

万事俱备,只欠东风
wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng

lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)

万事皆备,只欠东风
wàn shì jiē bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng

everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)

Child Words of 只欠东风

只
zhǐ

only

东
dōng

east

欠
qiàn

to owe

只
zhī

grain that has begun to ripen

风
fēng

wind

东风
dōng fēng

easterly wind

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