巧媳妇做不出无米饭巧媳婦做不出無米飯巧媳婦做不出無米飯

even a clever wife can't cook a meal without rice

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Without the basic resources even the most capable person can't get things done. Like 'you can't make bricks without straw'.

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Simplified: 巧媳妇做不出无米饭
Traditional (Taiwan): 巧媳婦做不出無米飯
Pinyin: qiǎo xífù zuò bù chū wú mǐfàn
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄨˊ ㄇㄧˇ ㄈㄢˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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