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How to say "巧妇难为无米炊" (qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ chuī) in Chinese dialogue

巧妇难为无米炊

qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ chuī

One can't make something out of nothing.

HSK Vocabulary
巧H4难H3为H3无H4米H3
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Source Media
TV Series
Season & Episode
S1 E34
Clip Timestamp
26:08
TMDB ID
292696
Conversation Context
LineChinesePinyinTranslation
1当世名医鹤来先生不是也在山中dāng shì míng yī hè lái xiān shēng bú shì yě zài shān zhōngWasn't the famous physician Master Helai also in there?
2▶巧妇难为无米炊qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ chuīOne can't make something out of nothing.
3彼时离山已弹尽粮绝 吃喝尚且勉强bǐ shí lí shān yǐ dàn jìn liáng jué chī hē shàng qiě miǎn qiǎngAt that time, Lishan Mountain had exhausted all supplies. They barely had enough food and water, how could they have enough herbs?

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你不要走
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你不要走
nǐ bú yào zǒuDon't leave me.

地上很凉的 别冻坏了
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地上很凉的 别冻坏了
dì shàng hěn liáng de bié dòng huài leThe ground is cold. Don't catch a chill.

来 上来
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来 上来
lái shàng láiCome on. Get up.

和外祖父在一起
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和外祖父在一起
hé wài zǔ fù zài yì qǐI'll stay at the academy with you.

你可吓死我了
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你可吓死我了
nǐ kě xià sǐ wǒ leYou scared me to death.

怎么跑到后山来了 让大家一通找
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怎么跑到后山来了 让大家一通找
zěn me pǎo dào hòu shān lái le ràng dà jiā yí tòng zhǎoWhy did you go to the back mountain? We were all looking for you.

好 我也要 我也要 我们一起 去吃红豆饭
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好 我也要 我也要 我们一起 去吃红豆饭
hǎo wǒ yě yào wǒ yě yào wǒ men yì qǐ qù chī hóng dòu fànAlright. - Me too. - Me too. Let's go eat red bean rice together.

这才几月呀 就下雪了
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这才几月呀 就下雪了
zhè cái jǐ yuè ya jiù xià xuě leIs it the season for snowing?

北边冷 披上吧
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北边冷 披上吧
běi biān lěng pī shàng baIt's cold in the north. Put this on.

其实我知道你要说什么
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其实我知道你要说什么
qí shí wǒ zhī dào nǐ yào shuō shén meActually, I know what you want to say.

以前我也不知道我要去哪
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以前我也不知道我要去哪
yǐ qián wǒ yě bù zhī dào wǒ yào qù nǎBefore, I didn't know where I wanted to go

直到我遇见了叶璃
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直到我遇见了叶璃
zhí dào wǒ yù jiàn le yè líuntil I met Ye Li.

我说我欠她两条命 我得还
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我说我欠她两条命 我得还
wǒ shuō wǒ qiàn tā liǎng tiáo mìng wǒ dé háiI said I owe her two lives, and I must repay her.

我也不知道我想去哪
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我也不知道我想去哪
wǒ yě bù zhī dào wǒ xiǎng qù nǎAt first, I didn't know where I wanted to go either.

我觉得赖着她也挺好的
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我觉得赖着她也挺好的
wǒ jué de lài zhe tā yě tǐng hǎo deI thought it was nice to just stick with her.

但是后来慢慢发现
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但是后来慢慢发现
dàn shì hòu lái màn màn fā xiànBut later I found out

日头出来的时候便起来
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日头出来的时候便起来
rì tou chū lái de shí hòu biàn qǐ láiWhen the sun rises, I'd get up and clean the shop,

跟兄弟们一起吃 一起睡
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跟兄弟们一起吃 一起睡
gēn xiōng dì men yì qǐ chī yì qǐ shuìeat and sleep with others,

我们真能过这种生活吗
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我们真能过这种生活吗
wǒ men zhēn néng guò zhè zhǒng shēng huó maCan we really live this kind of life?

而且我也吃不了什么 我不要大宅子
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而且我也吃不了什么 我不要大宅子
ér qiě wǒ yě chī bù liǎo shén me wǒ bú yào dà zhái ziAnd I don't eat much. I don't need a big mansion.

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