只欠东风

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

only / merely / just / but

variant of 只[zhi3]

grain that has begun to ripen

variant of 只[zhi3]

classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

to owe / to lack / (literary) to be deficient in / (bound form) yawn / to raise slightly (a part of one's body)

surname Dong

east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord

easterly wind / spring breeze / (fig.) revolutionary momentum; favorable circumstances

wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]

everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item / also written 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