萬事俱備，只欠東風 wàn shì jù bèi ， zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng

everything ready but one key thing missing

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
萬 wàn
ten thousand; a great number; surname Wan
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair
俱 jù HSK 5
entirely; without exception; (literary) to be together
備 bèi
to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip
只 zhǐ HSK 3
only; just; merely
欠 qiàn HSK 5
to owe; to lack; deficient
東 dōng
east; surname Dong
風 fēng
wind; style; manner