wànshìjùbèizhǐqiàndōngfēng
lacking only one final detail
- lacking only one final detail
- Everything is ready except for one last crucial factor; literally "all is ready except for the east wind," referring to a story from the 三国演义 sānguóyǎnyì where a fire attack required a specific wind to succeed.
- all is ready except for the crucial element
- everything is ready except for the one final key condition; literal sense refers to the Battle of Red Cliffs where all preparations were made except for the favorable east wind
- everything is ready except for the crucial final element
- everything is prepared and the only thing missing is the most important factor; a metaphor for having all resources ready but being unable to proceed due to a single missing necessity
- everything is ready except for the crucial factor
- everything is ready except for one final key element; all is prepared except for the one most important thing