Definition & Meaning

1.even the cleverest housewife can’t cook a meal without rice

2.one can’t make something out of nothing

Vocabulary

qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī

巧 妇 难 为 无 米 之 炊

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1
even the cleverest housewife can’t cook a meal without rice
2
one can’t make something out of nothing

Vocabulary of 巧妇难为无米之炊

之
[hsk4]go; this or that
为
[hsk3]do;act as
无
not have; no
难
difficult; make things difficult for somebody
米
[hsk3]rice; shelled or husked seed
炊
[hsk6]cook a meal
巧妇
clever wife

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