只欠東風

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

CEDICT

比喻只欠缺最後的關鍵性條件。

重編國語辭典

只欠缺最後的關鍵性條件

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 東風 dōngfēng
  1. easterly wind
  2. spring breeze
  3. (fig.) revolutionary momentum; favorable circumstances

Containing this entry

萬事俱備，只欠東風 wànshìjùbèi,zhǐqiàndōngfēng
  1. lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
  2. fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
萬事皆備，只欠東風 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，只欠東風，只欠东风