万事俱备,只欠东风 in English wan4 shi4 ju4 bei4 , zhi3 qian4 dong1 feng1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically lacking only one tiny crucial item

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Pinyin

wan4 shi4 ju4 bei4 , zhi3 qian4 dong1 feng1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

wan4see 万俟[Mo4 qi2] shi4matter ju4entirely bei4variant of 備|备[bei4] zhi3only qian4deficient dong1surname Dong feng1wind