巧妇难为无米之炊 meaning in English
even a clever woman [housewife] cannot cook a meal without rice.; if you have no hand you can't make a fist.; one can't make bricks without straw.; no housewife can cook a meal without a food and vegetables.; the cleverest housewife can't cook a meal without rice.; you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.; you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.; you can't make sth. out of nothing
Examples
- The cleverest housewife can 't cook a meal without rice .
巧妇难为无米之炊。 - One cannot make bricks without straw
没有稻草烧不成砖。 （巧妇难为无米之炊。 ） - You can ' t make bricks without straw
没有稻草，制砖难搞。 （或译：巧妇难为无米之炊。 ） - You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow ' s ear
猪耳朵做不成丝钱包；巧妇难为无米之炊。 - Like a writer without a pen , i have no fruit to make juice
巧妇难为无米之炊,没有水果我就没办法做出果汁