What Does "巧妇难为无米炊" (qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ chuī) Mean?

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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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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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恳请太后移驾行宫静养

kěn qǐng tài hòu yí jià xíng gōng jìng yǎngwe earnestly request you to move to the temporary palace for recuperation.

HSK 7

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国事尽可托付于陛下

guó shì jǐn kě tuō fù yú bì xiàAll state affairs can be entrusted to His Majesty.

HSK 7

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chén fù yì- I second that. - I second that.

HSK 7

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chén fù yì- I second that. - I second that.

HSK 2

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怎么没多穿件衣服啊

zěn me méi duō chuān jiàn yī fú aThe morning breeze is chilly. Why didn't you put on more clothes?

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这要是染了风寒又得难受了

zhè yào shì rǎn le fēng hán yòu dé nán shòu leIf you catch a cold, you'll suffer then.

HSK 4

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觉得凉我会关上的

jué de liáng wǒ huì guān shàng deIf I feel cold, I'll close them.

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说太后凤体欠安

shuō tài hòu fèng tǐ qiàn ānIt says the Empress Dowager is unwell,

准备移驾到京郊抚昌郡皇庄静养了

HSK 2

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准备移驾到京郊抚昌郡皇庄静养了

zhǔn bèi yí jià dào jīng jiāo fǔ chāng jùn huáng zhuāng jìng yǎng lepreparing to move to the temporary palace in Fuchang County for recuperation.

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为离山书院昭雪平冤

wèi lí shān shū yuàn zhāo xuě píng yuānto clear the name of Lishan Academy,

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有些已经成为过去

yǒu xiē yǐ jīng chéng wéi guò qùSome have already become the past.

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至先帝遗诏

zhì xiān dì yí zhàoto the late emperor's decree,

HSK 1

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再到离山封山

zài dào lí shān fēng shānand then the sealing of Lishan Mountain.

HSK 7

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这一桩桩一件件

zhè yī zhuāng zhuāng yī jiàn jiànEvery single one of these was to pave the way for her.

HSK 7

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都是在为她铺路

dōu shì zài wèi tā pū lùEvery single one of these was to pave the way for her.

HSK 7

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穆阳侯构陷忠良

mù yáng hóu gòu xiàn zhōng liángFor eight years, Marquis Muyang framed loyal subjects,

HSK 7

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若非她在背后默许纵容

ruò fēi tā zài bèi hòu mò xǔ zòng róngWithout her approval and indulgence, how could he be so rampant?

HSK 5

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岂能猖獗至此

qǐ néng chāng jué zhì cǐWithout her approval and indulgence, how could he be so rampant?

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穆阳侯已经伏法

mù yáng hóu yǐ jīng fú fǎMarquis Muyang has been executed,

HSK 2

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还是那个高高在上的太后

hái shì nà ge gāo gāo zài shàng de tài hòubut she is still the mighty Empress Dowager,