wú​mǐ​zhī​chuī

bricks without straw

无米之炊 無米之炊 wú​mǐ​zhī​chuī
bricks without straw
A meal cooked without rice; used to describe a task that is impossible to complete because the necessary materials or conditions are missing

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Movie subtitles
0.090 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.193 per million

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