Name: Chinese dialogue snippet: "巧妇难为无米炊" (qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ chuī)
Uploaded: 2026-06-27T00:00:00Z
Description: A native spoken Chinese scene featuring "巧妇难为无米炊" (qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ chuī). Localized translation: "One can't make something out of nothing.", vocabulary HSK categorization included.

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

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?

More Clips From Episode

Total 124 clips (Page 3 of 7)

HSK 3

0:03s

百姓们心中清楚得很

bǎi xìng men xīn zhōng qīng chǔ dé hěnThe people know very well why Lishan Mountain sealed itself off.

HSK 4

0:03s

就是心向陛下

jiù shì xīn xiàng bì xiàand been loyal to the Mo Dynasty, which means loyal to Your Majesty.

HSK 7

0:03s

所以无论民情如何汹涌激荡

suǒ yǐ wú lùn mín qíng rú hé xiōng yǒng jī dàngTherefore, no matter how turbulent public sentiment becomes,

HSK 5

0:03s

陛下始终是立于不败之地的

bì xià shǐ zhōng shì lì yú bù bài zhī dì deYour Majesty will always have the upper hand.

HSK 6

0:03s

母后已经逐渐将朝政归还于朕

mǔ hòu yǐ jīng zhú jiàn jiāng cháo zhèng guī huán yú zhènIn the past six months, Mother gradually returned the power to me

HSK 7

0:03s

还时时提点朕治国之道

hái shí shí tí diǎn zhèn zhì guó zhī dàoand taught me how to reign the nation.

HSK 4

0:03s

穆阳侯伏诛后她还缺了多日的早朝

mù yáng hóu fú zhū hòu tā hái quē le duō rì de zǎo cháoAfter Marquis Muyang's execution, she missed several morning courts.

HSK 5

0:03s

想来应该已无他念了吧

xiǎng lái yīng gāi yǐ wú tā niàn le baI think she has lost intentions to reign now.

HSK 4

0:03s

我们再做打算也不迟

wǒ men zài zuò dǎ suàn yě bù chíif Her Majesty still hasn't returned her power by then.

HSK 4

0:03s

从束发之年等到及冠之年

cóng shù fà zhī nián děng dào jí guān zhī niánfrom your youth to your coming of age.

HSK 7

0:03s

可是朕才刚刚上手处理朝政根基很浅

kě shì zhèn cái gāng gāng shàng shǒu chǔ lǐ cháo zhèng gēn jī hěn qiǎnBut I have just started handling state affairs, and my foundation is still shallow.