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

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

万 wàn
HSK 3
ten thousand; innumerable
事 shì
HSK 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
俱 jù
HSK 5
all, together; accompany
备 bèi
HSK 2
prepare, ready, perfect
只 zhǐ
HSK 3
only, just, simply
欠 qiàn
HSK 5
owe, lack, be deficient; KangXi radical number 76
东 dōng
HSK 1
east, eastern, eastward
风 fēng
HSK 3
wind; air; manners, atmosphere