万事俱备 只欠东风
“Everything is ready. We're just waiting for the final piece.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
什么时候开张啊
“When do you open?”
万事俱备 只欠 东风
“Everything is ready. We're just waiting for the final piece.”
我是那个东风
“I'm your "final piece"?”
“We're 99% ready—we just need that one final key factor to pull the trigger.”
This idiom comes from the Battle of Red Cliffs where General Zhou Yu had fire ships ready but needed the southeasterly wind to burn the enemy fleet; today it is ubiquitous in business to describe awaiting the final catalyst.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
all preparations are made / everything is ready
A formal idiom used to describe thorough readiness before executing an operation.
lacking only the east wind; missing the single final crucial element
A renowned classical idiom derived from the Battle of Red Cliffs; used whenever a project awaits one final condition.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Everything is ready, waiting for the cue.”
“Everything's ready now. You just need to make the move.”
“Everything is ready. You just need the final push. General Qin,”