巧妇难为无米之炊 qiǎofùnánwéiwúmǐzhīchuī even the cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 巧妇难为无米之炊 巧婦難為無米之炊 qiǎofùnánwéiwúmǐzhīchuī even the cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice Even the most capable person cannot accomplish anything without the necessary means or materials. Frequency Written text 0.244 per million Cross-References Synonym 巧妇做不得无面馎饦 qiǎofùzuòbùdéwúmiànbótuō巧媳妇煮不得没米粥 qiǎoxífùzhǔbùdéméimǐzhōu Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
巧妇难为无米之炊 巧婦難為無米之炊 qiǎofùnánwéiwúmǐzhīchuī even the cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice Even the most capable person cannot accomplish anything without the necessary means or materials. Frequency Written text 0.244 per million Cross-References Synonym 巧妇做不得无面馎饦 qiǎofùzuòbùdéwúmiànbótuō巧媳妇煮不得没米粥 qiǎoxífùzhǔbùdéméimǐzhōu Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
