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

qiǎo巧fù妇nán难wéi为wú无mǐ米chuī炊

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

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片叶不沾身

piàn yè bù zhān shēnunstained and unburdened by any dirty deeds.

HSK 3

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我明白你要说什么

wǒ míng bái nǐ yào shuō shén me- Li. - I understand what you want to say.

HSK 5

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纵使心中意难平

zòng shǐ xīn zhōng yì nán píngEven if I still hold my resentment,

HSK 5

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我也不会贸然行动的

wǒ yě bú huì mào rán xíng dòng deI won't act rashly.

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她手上沾染的血

tā shǒu shàng zhān rǎn de xuèThe blood on her hands

HSK 7

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不会随时间流逝而干涸

bú huì suí shí jiān liú shì ér gān héwill not dry up with the passage of time.

HSK 7

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唯有这般的凤冠才配得上姐姐

wéi yǒu zhè bān de fèng guān cái pèi dé shàng jiě jiěOnly such a phoenix crown is worthy of you.

HSK 6

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凤冠霞帔母仪天下

fèng guān xiá pèi mǔ yí tiān xiàWith phoenix crown and ceremonial robe, you are the model for all.

HSK 5

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你终于得偿所愿了

nǐ zhōng yú dé cháng suǒ yuàn leJin, you've finally achieved your wish.

HSK 6

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挽舟墨将军不可能无诏回京

wǎn zhōu mò jiāng jūn bù kě néng wú zhào huí jīng(Wanzhou, General Mo won't return to the capital without a decree.)

HSK 3

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你想想办法我们得救他

nǐ xiǎng xiǎng bàn fǎ wǒ men dé jiù tā(Think of a way. We must save him.)

HSK 2

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你让我去拿诏令

nǐ ràng wǒ qù ná zhào lìngYou told me to get the decree. You said you would save him.

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你说你会救他的阿妗你骗我

nǐ shuō nǐ huì jiù tā de ā jìn nǐ piàn wǒYou told me to get the decree. You said you would save him. Jin, you lied to me.

HSK 7

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沾满了算计和血污

zhān mǎn le suàn jì hé xuè wūYour path is stained with schemes and blood.

HSK 6

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众人离去亲儿背弃

zhòng rén lí qù qīn ér bèi qìEveryone has left you. Even your son has betrayed you.

HSK 7

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

HSK 7

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曾是离山书院最出众的弟子

céng shì lí shān shū yuàn zuì chū zhòng de dì zǐ(was once the most outstanding scholar of Lishan Academy.)

HSK 2

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这大理寺卿之位

zhè dà lǐ sì qīng zhī wèiThe post of Chief Minister of Imperial Court...

HSK 7

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知道徐挽舟葬在哪吗

zhī dào xú wǎn zhōu zàng zài nǎ maDo you know where Xu Wanzhou is buried?

HSK 7

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听说就葬在城外的正意观内

tīng shuō jiù zàng zài chéng wài de zhèng yì guān nèiI heard she is buried in Zhengyi Temple outside the city.