巧妇难为无米之炊
qiǎo​fù​nán​wéi​wú​mǐ​zhī​chuī

even the cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice

  • created reference approved 巧妇难为无米之炊/巧婦難為無米之炊 → 巧妇做不得无面馎饦/巧婦做不得無麵餺飥 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    巧妇难为无米之炊 / 巧婦難為無米之炊 qiǎo​fù​nán​wéi​wú​mǐ​zhī​chuī

    巧妇做不得无面馎饦 / 巧婦做不得無麵餺飥 qiǎo​fù​zuò​bù​dé​wú​miàn​bó​tuō

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  • created reference approved 巧妇难为无米之炊/巧婦難為無米之炊 → 巧媳妇煮不得没米粥/巧媳婦煮不得沒米粥 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    巧妇难为无米之炊 / 巧婦難為無米之炊 qiǎo​fù​nán​wéi​wú​mǐ​zhī​chuī

    巧媳妇煮不得没米粥 / 巧媳婦煮不得沒米粥 qiǎo​xí​fù​zhǔ​bù​dé​méi​mǐ​zhōu

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  • created sense approved 巧妇难为无米之炊/巧婦難為無米之炊 · qiǎo​fù​nán​wéi​wú​mǐ​zhī​chuī · even the cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    巧妇难为无米之炊 / 巧婦難為無米之炊

    qiǎo​fù​nán​wéi​wú​mǐ​zhī​chuī

    even the cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice

    Even the most capable person cannot accomplish anything without the necessary means or materials.

    巧妇 (literal) → 巧妇/巧婦 · qiǎo​fù · clever housewife 难为 (literal) → 难为/難為 · nán​wéi · hard to do 无米之炊 (literal) → 无米之炊/無米之炊 · wú​mǐ​zhī​chuī · bricks without straw

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