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
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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nǐ tiān tiān dào sān shū zhè lái sān shū huān yíng dàn shì nǐ bù néng zài wǒ zhèYou come to my place every day, and I welcome you. But you can't just hang around with all sorts of shady characters here.

HSK 6
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jǐn jié jiāo xiē bù sān bù sì de rén baBut you can't just hang around with all sorts of shady characters here.

HSK 5
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shuí ràng nǐ zhè cháng shēng fāng jìn shì zhè bān rén wù wǒ tōu tīng dàoWhose fault is it that your shop is full of such people? I overheard that Commander of Suixue Pass was killed,