created reference approved 只欠东风/只欠東風 → 万事俱备，只欠东风/萬事俱備，只欠東風 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
只欠东风 / 只欠東風 zhǐqiàndōngfēng
万事俱备，只欠东风 / 萬事俱備，只欠東風 wànshìjùbèizhǐqiàndōngfēng
see
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 只欠东风/只欠東風 · zhǐqiàndōngfēng · lacking the final crucial item — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
只欠东风 / 只欠東風
zhǐqiàndōngfēng
lacking the final crucial item
(idiom) everything is ready except for one last key requirement; missing the final vital piece needed for success. This phrase comes from the classic novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", referring to an army that had all its equipment ready for a fire attack but was only waiting for the wind to blow in the right direction. It is often used as part of the longer phrase [[万事俱备，只欠东风|萬事俱備，只欠東風|wan4 shi4 ju4 bei4 zhi3 qian4 dong1 feng1]].
只 (literal) → 只 · zhǐ · only 欠 (literal) → 欠 · qiàn · to lack 东风 (literal) → 东风/東風 · dōngfēng · favorable conditions
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