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MEANING OF 萬事俱備,只欠東風
萬事俱備,只欠東風
(万事俱备,只欠东风)
lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
Everything is ready, except that the east wind hasn't blown, and no fire can be set / Metaphorically everything is ready, only the last important condition is missing
据《三国演义》第四十九回记载,赤壁之战前,周瑜见曹操兵强势盛,忧急成病。诸葛亮去看望他,写了一张十六字的方子欲破曹公,宜用火攻;万事俱备,只欠东风。”周瑜看了,病霍然而愈◇用来比喻样样都准备好了,只缺最后一个重要的条件。
万 (萬) wàn 事 shì 俱 jù/jū 备 (備) bèi 只 zhǐ/zhī 欠 qiàn 东 (東) dōng 风 (風) fēng
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