万事皆备，只欠东风

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，万事俱备，只欠东风

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 万事 wànshì all things
2 皆 jiē
  1. all
  2. each and every
  3. in all cases
=3 备 bèi variant of 备 bèi
=3 备 bèi
  1. (bound form) to prepare; to equip
  2. (literary) fully; completely
4 只欠东风 zhǐqiàndōngfēng all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item