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

qiǎo巧fù妇nán难wéi为wú无mǐ米chuī炊

One can't make something out of nothing.

Idioms & Colloquial Expressions
INTERACTIVE SCRIPT TIMELINE
LINE 0126:05
dāng当shì世míng名yī医hè鹤lái来xiān先shēng生bú不shì是yě也zài在shān山zhōng中

“Wasn't the famous physician Master Helai also in there?”

LINE 0226:08
PLAYING SCENE
qiǎo巧fù妇nán难wéi为wú无mǐ米chuī炊

“One can't make something out of nothing.”

LINE 0326:10
bǐ shí lí shān yǐ dàn jìn liáng jué chī hē shàng qiě miǎn qiǎng彼时离山已弹尽粮绝 吃喝尚且勉强

“At 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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Source MediaTV Series
Season & EpisodeS1 E34
Timestamp26:08
TMDB ID292696 →