萬事俱備，只欠東風
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[edit]| all; everything | complete | only; merely; just only; merely; just; but |
deficient; owe; to lack deficient; owe; to lack; yawn |
easterly; spring wind | |||
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| trad. (萬事俱備，只欠東風) | 萬事 | 俱備 | ， | 只 | 欠 | 東風 | |
| simp. (万事俱备，只欠东风) | 万事 | 俱备 | ， | 只 | 欠 | 东风 | |
| Literally: “All things are ready except for the easternly wind.” | |||||||
Etymology
[edit]From the Romance of Three Kingdoms:
- 孔明索紙筆，屏退左右，密書十六字曰：「欲破曹公，宜用火攻；萬事俱備，只欠東風。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14th century CE
- Kǒngmíng suǒ zhǐbǐ, píngtuì zuǒyòu, mì shū shíliù zì yuē: “Yù pò Cáo gōng, yí yòng huǒgōng; wànshì jù bèi, zhǐ qiàn dōngfēng.” [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
孔明索纸笔，屏退左右，密书十六字曰：「欲破曹公，宜用火攻；万事俱备，只欠东风。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄅㄟˋ , ㄓˇ ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wànshìh jyùbèi, jhǐh ciàn dongfong
- Wade–Giles: wan4-shih4 chü4-pei4, chih3 chʻien4 tung1-fêng1
- Yale: wàn-shr̀ jyù-bèi-, jř chyàn dūng-fēng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wannshyh jiuhbey, jyy chiann dongfeng
- Palladius: ваньши цзюйбэй, чжи цянь дунфэн (vanʹši czjujbɛj, čži cjanʹ dunfɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maan6 si6 keoi1 bei6, zi2 him3 dung1 fung1
- Yale: maahn sih kēui beih, jí him dūng fūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: maan6 si6 koey1 bei6, dzi2 him3 dung1 fung1
- Guangdong Romanization: man6 xi6 kêu1 béi6, ji2 him3 dung1 fung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /maːn²² siː²² kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ pei̯²² t͡siː³⁵ hiːm³³ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]萬事俱備，只欠東風
- Everything is ready except for one last crucial item.
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