万事俱备

萬事俱備

wànshì-jùbèi

idiom #17,853

Meanings

1 everything is ready
2 all preparations are complete

Characters

ten thousand; all

prepared; ready

Literally 'ten thousand things all prepared' — everything is in place.

Examples

万事俱备，只欠东风。

Wànshìjùbèi, zhǐ qiàn dōngfēng.

Everything is ready; all we need is the east wind.

婚礼的准备工作万事俱备了。

Hūnlǐ de zhǔnbèi gōngzuò wànshìjùbèi le.

All preparations for the wedding are complete.

Tips

history

From Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Zhuge Liang had everything ready for the Battle of Red Cliffs but needed an east wind to launch his fire attack. The full phrase 万事俱备，只欠东风 means 'everything's ready, just need one final thing.'

Stroke Order

万 wàn

事 shì

俱 jù

备 bèi