万事皆备，只欠东风 wàn shì jiē bèi ， zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng

DEFINITIONS

  1. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
  2. lacking only one tiny crucial item
  3. also written 萬事俱備，只欠東風|万事俱备，只欠东风

CHARACTERS

万 wàn
HSK 3
ten thousand; innumerable
事 shì
HSK 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
皆 jiē
HSK 6
all, every, everybody
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