{"id":7326,"date":"2019-11-04T10:47:47","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T10:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-words-phrases\/waiting-for-the-one-deciding-factor-while-everything-else-is-all-set-chinese-idiom-wan-shi-ju-bei\/"},"modified":"2019-11-04T10:47:47","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T10:47:47","slug":"waiting-for-the-one-deciding-factor-while-everything-else-is-all-set-chinese-idiom-wan-shi-ju-bei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/waiting-for-the-one-deciding-factor-while-everything-else-is-all-set-chinese-idiom-wan-shi-ju-bei\/","title":{"rendered":"Waiting for the one deciding factor while everything else is all set \u2013 Chinese idiom \u4e07\u4e8b\u5177\u5907, \u53ea\u6b20\u4e1c\u98ce"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u4e07\u4e8b\u5177\u5907, \u53ea\u6b20\u4e1c\u98ce wàn shì jùbèi, zh\u01d0 qiàn d\u014dng f\u0113ng is a very useful Chinese idiom that you can use under lots of circumstances. Basically it means waiting for one crucial co<\/em>ndition while everything else is ready. Literally, \u4e07\u4e8b means “everything”, \u5177\u5907 means “ready”, \u53ea means “just”, \u6b20 means “lack of”, \u4e1c\u98ce means “west wind”. You might wo<\/em>nder now why “west wind”?<\/p>\n

That’s because the idiom itself was originated from a historical story. In the Three Kingdoms years, an im<\/em>portant military action was planned. Using fire was co<\/em>nsidered as the main strategy to destroy the enemy. However, after all prep work was perfectly done in order, the weather did not cooperate. East wind was desired so the fire would spread towards the compounds of the enemy. West wind, on the contrary, would move the fire wall towards the attackers themselves, the result was disastrous.<\/p>\n

So at that point of time, the military action planner was anxiously waiting for the east wind. Without east wind, what they’ve planned was simply a failure.<\/p>\n

If you’re in a similar situation: everything is all set except one deciding factor, then you can use this Chinese idiom to describe your status: \u4e07\u4e8b\u5177\u5907, \u53ea\u6b20\u4e1c\u98ce wàn shì jùbèi, zh\u01d0 qiàn d\u014dng f\u0113ng.<\/p>\n

Now let’s learn how to use it in real life examples:<\/p>\n

    qù l\u01daxíng de xíngli d\u014du y\u01d0j\u012bng sh\u014dushi h\u01ceole, y\u012b ná dào hùzhào, w\u01d2men jiù k\u011by\u01d0 ch\u016bf\u0101 le! w\u01d2men shì wànshì jùbèi, zh\u01d0qiànd\u014dngf\u0113ng \u0101.<\/p>\n

    \u53bb\u65c5\u884c\u7684\u884c\u674e\u90fd\u5df2\u7ecf\u6536\u62fe\u597d\u4e86, \u4e00\u62ff\u5230\u62a4\u7167, \u6211\u4eec\u5c31\u53ef\u4ee5\u51fa\u53d1\u4e86! \u6211\u4eec\u662f\u4e07\u4e8b\u5177\u5907, \u53ea\u6b20\u4e1c\u98ce\u554a.<\/p>\n

    The luggages for this trip have all been packed, o<\/em>nce we got the passport, we could go! We’ve got everything ready except one.
    1. wan-shi-ju-bei-e1 <\/p>\n

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    h\u016bnl\u01d0 de y\u012bqiè d\u014du y\u01d0j\u012bng zh\u01d4nbèih\u01ceole, wànshì jùbèi, zh\u01d0qiànd\u014dngf\u0113ng, x\u012bnniáng y\u012b dào jiù k\u011by\u01d0 k\u0101ish\u01d0 le!<\/p>\n

    \u5a5a\u793c\u7684\u4e00\u5207\u90fd\u5df2\u7ecf\u51c6\u5907\u597d\u4e86, \u4e07\u4e8b\u5177\u5907, \u53ea\u6b20\u4e1c\u98ce, \u65b0\u5a18\u4e00\u5230\u5c31\u53ef\u4ee5\u5f00\u59cb\u4e86!<\/p>\n

    The wedding is all ready, everything’s set except the key person, o<\/em>nce the bride arrives we can start!
    2. wan-shi-ju-bei-e2
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