How to say "那巧妇还难为无米之炊呢" (nà qiǎo fù hái nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī ne) in Chinese dialogue

qiǎoháinánwéizhīchuīne

Even the best cook can't cook without any ingredients.

Idioms & Colloquial Expressions
Grammar Patterns
INTERACTIVE SCRIPT TIMELINE
LINE 0111:06
zhè huà yě jiù zhǐ néng wǒ lái shuō le kě xiàn zài wèn tí jiù shì jiē bù kāi guō ya

这话也就只能我来说了 可现在问题就是揭不开锅呀

I have to say this. The problem is that we can barely make ends meet.

LINE 0211:11
PLAYING SCENE
qiǎo
hái
nán
wéi
zhī
chuī
ne

Even the best cook can't cook without any ingredients.

LINE 0311:13
suǒ yǐ wǒ jiù xiǎng zhe qiú qiú dà sǎo lái gěi wǒ men zhī zhī zhāo chū diǎn zhǔ yì

所以我就想着 求求大嫂来给我们支支招 出点主意

So I'm thinking about asking you to give us some advice on how to solve the problem.

Show Information
Source MediaTV Series
Season & EpisodeS1 E12
Timestamp11:11
TMDB ID289624

More Clips From Episode

Total 43 clips (Page 1 of 3)
万福 馋肉了
HSK 7
0:03s
wàn fú chán ròu leWanfu. Feel like eating meat?
这就是最最最 最好的日子
HSK 4
0:03s
zhè jiù shì zuì zuì zuì zuì hǎo de rì ziI feel we have the best days in our life.
这心里边就是踏实
HSK 6
0:03s
zhè xīn lǐ biān jiù shì tà shíIt makes me feel at peace.
一日三餐 没地方埋锅造饭啊
HSK 6
0:03s
yī rì sān cān méi dì fāng mái guō zào fàn aThey need to have three meals a day, but they have nowhere to cook.
那不就便宜了咱饭店了 便宜了谁呀
HSK 5
0:03s
nà bù jiù biàn yí le zán fàn diàn le pián yi le shuí yaDoesn't that benefit our restaurant? Benefit who?
好手艺 是山东味
HSK 7
0:03s
hǎo shǒu yì shì shān dōng wèiGreat job! It's the Shandong flavor.
你聋我聋啊
HSK 7
0:03s
nǐ lóng wǒ lóng aI'm not deaf!
这些 你们老张家所有的家底了
HSK 4
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zhè xiē nǐ men lǎo zhāng jiā suǒ yǒu de jiā dǐ leThis is all the Zhang family has left.
你这寒碜谁呢你 哪有在家里数米玩的
HSK 4
0:03s
nǐ zhè hán chěn shuí ne nǐ nǎ yǒu zài jiā lǐ shù mǐ wán deWho are you embarrassing? Who counts rice at home for fun?
天上的龙肉还好吃呢
HSK 5
0:03s
tiān shàng de lóng ròu hái hǎo chī neDragon meat from heaven is good.
那遇事就躲 可不是大嫂您的作风了吧
HSK 7
0:03s
nà yù shì jiù duǒ kě bú shì dà sǎo nín de zuò fēng le baRunning away from problems is not your style, Sister-in-law.
大嫂可是向来兵来将挡 水来土掩的
HSK 7
0:03s
dà sǎo kě shì xiàng lái bīng lái jiāng dǎng shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn deYou always take whatever measures necessary to deal with problems.
我是觉得 再怎么说我们也是一家人
HSK 1
0:03s
wǒ shì jué de zài zěn me shuō wǒ men yě shì yī jiā rénI feel that, no matter what, we are a family.
摊开来讲 一起想办法才对
HSK 3
0:03s
tān kāi lái jiǎng yì qǐ xiǎng bàn fǎ cái duìand discuss openly to figure out a solution together.
到现在也没有消息 我确实是心里着急
HSK 4
0:03s
dào xiàn zài yě méi yǒu xiāo xī wǒ què shí shì xīn lǐ zháo jíbut there's no news yet. I'm genuinely anxious.
背挺直了 像个爷们点
HSK 4
0:03s
bèi tǐng zhí le xiàng gè yé men diǎnStraighten your back, and act like a man.
大嫂 对不住
HSK 1
0:03s
dà sǎo duì bú zhùSister-in-law, I'm sorry.
淑媛说话嘴上没把门的
HSK 3
0:03s
shū yuàn shuō huà zuǐ shàng méi bǎ mén deShuyuan spoke rudely.
但是话糙理不糙
HSK 6
0:03s
dàn shì huà cāo lǐ bù cāoHer words are harsh yet make sense.
大嫂真是不当家不知柴米贵
HSK 7
0:03s
dà sǎo zhēn shì bù dàng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guìSister-in-law, you don't know the cost of living because you're not the mistress of the house.