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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

lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item

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萬: Look up this written character
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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