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万事俱备
wàn​shì​jù​bèi

everything is ready

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 万事俱备,只欠东风 wàn​shì​jù​bèi​zhǐ​qiàn​dōng​fēng 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|三國演義|san1 guo2 yan3 yi4]] where a fire attack required a specific wind to succeed.
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