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巧妇难为无米之炊 meaning in Chinese

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

  1. The cleverest housewife can 't cook a meal without rice .
    巧妇难为无米之炊
  2. One cannot make bricks without straw
    没有稻草烧不成砖。 (巧妇难为无米之炊。 )
  3. 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。 )
  4. 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
  5. 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
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