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巧妇难为无米之炊
/ qiǎofù nánwei wú mǐ zhī chuī /
Strokes
Definition
The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
Example
Definition
even the cleverest housewife cannot cook a meal without rice―one cannot make bricks without straw; one cannot make something out of nothing; one cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear