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.
Show Information
Source Media
TV Series
Season & Episode
S1 E34
Clip Timestamp
26:08
TMDB ID
292696
Conversation Context
| Line | Chinese | Pinyin | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 zhōng | Wasn't the famous physician Master Helai also in there? |
| 2▶ | 巧妇难为无米炊 | qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ chuī | One 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 qiǎng | 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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shàng wèi tīng wén dìng wáng yǒu shén me yì dòngWhen the news arrived, there was no word of any unusual movement from Prince Ding.
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zhè suì xuě guān jiāng jūn fǔ guǒ rán gòu zào fù zá jiè bèi sēn yánThe General's Mansion at Suixue Pass is structurally complex and heavily guarded.
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féng huà shī zhè xiē nián nín xīn kǔ lePainter Feng, thank you for your hard work over all these years.
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chú dìng wáng fēi wài jiē yǐ méng nànall 47 members of Lishan Academy have perished, except Princess Ding.
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dāng shì míng yī hè lái xiān shēng bú shì yě zài shān zhōngWasn't the famous physician Master Helai also in there?
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nǎ lǐ néng yǒu zú gòu de yào cái neThey barely had enough food and water, how could they have enough herbs?
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yǐng xiǎng bǎi dài xué zǐ suī jīng bā nián fēng shānIt has influenced countless generations of scholars over the millennium. Even after eight years of being sealed,
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jī qún fèn yóu rú cuī shān hóngProvoking public sentiment is like triggering mountain torrents.
