"萬事俱備,只欠東風" meaning in Chinese

See 萬事俱備,只欠東風 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /maːn²² siː²² kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ pei̯²² t͡siː³⁵ hiːm³³ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/, /maːn²² siː²² kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ pei̯²² t͡siː³⁵ hiːm³³ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: wànshì jùbèi [Mandarin, Pinyin], zhǐ qiàn dōngfēng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄅㄟˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄓˇ ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄥ [Mandarin, bopomofo], maan⁶ si⁶ keoi¹ bei⁶, zi² him³ dung¹ fung¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wànshì jùbèi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], zhǐ qiàn dōngfēng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wànshìh jyùbèi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], jhǐh ciàn dongfong [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wan⁴-shih⁴ chü⁴-pei⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chih³ chʻien⁴ tung¹-fêng¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wàn-shr̀ jyù-bèi- [Mandarin, Yale], jř chyàn dūng-fēng [Mandarin, Yale], wannshyh jiuhbey [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], jyy chiann dongfeng [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ваньши цзюйбэй [Mandarin, Palladius], чжи цянь дунфэн [Mandarin, Palladius], vanʹši czjujbɛj [Mandarin, Palladius], čži cjanʹ dunfɛn [Mandarin, Palladius], maahn sih kēui beih, jí him dūng fūng [Cantonese, Yale], maan⁶ si⁶ koey¹ bei⁶, dzi² him³ dung¹ fung¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], man⁶ xi⁶ kêu¹ béi⁶, ji² him³ dung¹ fung¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 万事俱备,只欠东风
Etymology: From the Romance of Three Kingdoms Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 萬事俱備,只欠東風
  1. Everything is ready except for one last crucial item. Wikipedia link: Romance of Three Kingdoms Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-萬事俱備,只欠東風-zh-phrase-SHnMsHz6 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "zh-pron": "wànshì jùbèi"
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      "zh-pron": "zhǐ qiàn dōngfēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄅㄟˋ"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄓˇ ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "maan⁶ si⁶ keoi¹ bei⁶, zi² him³ dung¹ fung¹"
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "wànshì jùbèi"
    },
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "zhǐ qiàn dōngfēng"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "wànshìh jyùbèi"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhǐh ciàn dongfong"
    },
    {
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        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wan⁴-shih⁴ chü⁴-pei⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chih³ chʻien⁴ tung¹-fêng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàn-shr̀ jyù-bèi-"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "jř chyàn dūng-fēng"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "jyy chiann dongfeng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ваньши цзюйбэй"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжи цянь дунфэн"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vanʹši czjujbɛj"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čži cjanʹ dunfɛn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "maahn sih kēui beih, jí him dūng fūng"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maan⁶ si⁶ koey¹ bei⁶, dzi² him³ dung¹ fung¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "man⁶ xi⁶ kêu¹ béi⁶, ji² him³ dung¹ fung¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maːn²² siː²² kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ pei̯²² t͡siː³⁵ hiːm³³ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maːn²² siː²² kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ pei̯²² t͡siː³⁵ hiːm³³ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/"
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  "word": "萬事俱備,只欠東風"
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      "zh-pron": "wànshì jùbèi"
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      "zh-pron": "zhǐ qiàn dōngfēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄅㄟˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄓˇ ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "maan⁶ si⁶ keoi¹ bei⁶, zi² him³ dung¹ fung¹"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wànshì jùbèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "zhǐ qiàn dōngfēng"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wànshìh jyùbèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhǐh ciàn dongfong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wan⁴-shih⁴ chü⁴-pei⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chih³ chʻien⁴ tung¹-fêng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàn-shr̀ jyù-bèi-"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "jř chyàn dūng-fēng"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "wannshyh jiuhbey"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "jyy chiann dongfeng"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ваньши цзюйбэй"
    },
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжи цянь дунфэн"
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vanʹši czjujbɛj"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čži cjanʹ dunfɛn"
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    {
      "ipa": "/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maahn sih kēui beih, jí him dūng fūng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maan⁶ si⁶ koey¹ bei⁶, dzi² him³ dung¹ fung¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "man⁶ xi⁶ kêu¹ béi⁶, ji² him³ dung¹ fung¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maːn²² siː²² kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ pei̯²² t͡siː³⁵ hiːm³³ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maːn²² siː²² kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ pei̯²² t͡siː³⁵ hiːm³³ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/"
    }
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  "word": "萬事俱備,只欠東風"
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