qiǎo​xí​fù​zhǔ​bù​dé​méi​mǐ​zhōu

even a clever housewife cannot cook rice porridge without rice

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
even a clever housewife cannot cook rice porridge without rice
one cannot achieve anything without the necessary means or materials

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