巧妇难为无米之炊 巧婦難為無米之炊
qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī
Meaning
The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
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巧qiǎoskillful, ingenious, clever工丂妇fùmarried woman; wife女彐难nánhard, difficult, arduous; unable又隹为wèito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be丶力丶无wúno, not; lacking, -less一尢米mǐrice, millet, grain丷木之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to丶炊chuīmeal; to cook, to steam火欠