巧妇难为无米之炊
巧妇难为无米之炊
qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī
The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
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Traditional: 巧婦難為無米之炊
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- (idiom) The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
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一个巴掌拍不响(yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng)— lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb)
→一无所有(yī wú suǒ yǒu)— not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
→一无所知(yī wú suǒ zhī)— not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
→一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴(yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn)— lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
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