- 只欠东风 zhǐqiàndōngfēng lacking key elementeverything is ready except for one final, crucial element
- 东风压倒西风 dōngfēngyādǎoxīfēng ideological triumphProgressive or revolutionary forces prevailing over reactionary or conservative ones.
- 东风区 Dōngfēng Qū Dongfeng DistrictDongfeng, a district of Jiamusi City [[佳木斯市|佳木斯市|Jia1 mu4 si1 Shi4]], Heilongjiang
- 马耳东风 mǎ'ěrdōngfēng heedlessnesswords or advice that go unheeded or are completely ignored; turning a deaf ear to something
- 借东风 jièdōngfēng borrow windTo use the eastern wind, alluding to the historical strategy used by Zhuge Liang in the Battle of Red Cliffs.
- 万事皆备，只欠东风 wànshìjiēbèi, zhǐqiàndōngfēng missing pieceeverything is ready and prepared except for one final, crucial factor
- 万事俱备，只欠东风 wànshìjùbèi, zhǐqiàndōngfēng lacking one thingeverything is prepared except for one final, crucial factor or element