只欠东风

只欠東風
zhǐqiàndōngfēng
all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item

CEDICT

比喻只欠缺最后的关键性条件。

重編國語辭典

只欠缺最后的关键性条件

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 只 zhǐ only; merely; just
=1 只 zhǐ variant of 只 zhǐ
=1 只 zhǐ variant of 只 zhǐ
2 欠 qiàn
  1. to owe
  2. to lack
  3. (literary) to be deficient in
  4. (bound form) yawn
  5. to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
3 东风 dōngfēng
  1. easterly wind
  2. spring breeze
  3. (fig.) revolutionary momentum; favorable circumstances

Containing this entry

万事俱备，只欠东风 wànshìjùbèi,zhǐqiàndōngfēng
  1. lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
  2. fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
万事皆备，只欠东风 wànshìjiēbèi,zhǐqiàndōngfēng
  1. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
  2. lacking only one tiny crucial item
  3. also written 萬事俱備，万事俱备，只欠东风