巧婦難為無米之炊

巧婦難為無米之炊

Chinese

			to be difficult to do; to make it difficult for
trad. (巧婦難為無米之炊)		巧婦	難為	無米之炊
simp. (巧妇难为无米之炊)		巧妇	难为	无米之炊
Literally: “the cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiǎofù nánwéi wúmǐzhīchuī

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄨˊ ㄇㄧˇ ㄓ ㄔㄨㄟ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qiǎofù nánwéi wúmǐzhīchuī
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄨˊ ㄇㄧˇ ㄓ ㄔㄨㄟ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheaufuh nanwei wumiijychuei
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fu⁵¹ nän³⁵ u̯eɪ̯³⁵ u³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

Proverb

巧婦難為無米之炊

1. you can’t make bricks without straw