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只欠東風

简只欠东风 · 繁只欠東風

Mandarin · pinyin zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng

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

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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
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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3–4–1–1 · zhi3 qian4 dong1 feng1

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zi2 him3 dung1 fung1

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