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萬事俱備，只欠東風
简 万事俱备，只欠东风 · 繁 萬事俱備，只欠東風Mandarin · pinyin wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
Meanings
- lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
- fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
Characters in this entry
- 萬
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- 事
- shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
- 俱
- jù · all, together; accompany
- 備
- bèi · prepare, ready, perfect
- 只
- zhǐ · only, just, simply
- 欠
- qiàn · owe, lack, be deficient; Kangxi radical 76
- 東
- dōng · east, eastern, eastward
- 風
- fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
- 万
- wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable
- 备
- bèi · prepare, ready, perfect
- 东
- dōng · east, eastern, eastward
- 风
- fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
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maan6 si6 keoi1 bei6 ，zi2 him3 dung1 fung1
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