需要是发明之母
xū​yào​shì​fā​míng​zhī​mǔ

necessity is the mother of invention

  • created sense approved 需要是发明之母/需要是發明之母 · xū​yào​shì​fā​míng​zhī​mǔ · necessity is the mother of invention — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    需要是发明之母 / 需要是發明之母

    xū​yào​shì​fā​míng​zhī​mǔ

    necessity is the mother of invention

    A proverb meaning that difficult situations inspire people to come up with new ideas or solutions.

    需要 (literal) → 需要 · xū​yào · need 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · to be 发明 (literal) → 发明/發明 · fā​míng · invention 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 母 (literal) → 母 · mǔ · source

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    created sense