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巧妇难为无米之炊

qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī
📊 Corpus Indexed: 2 clips
💡 Meaning:

Common spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.

Spoken Idiom
Grammar Pattern: 📐 还...呢 →

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就是巧妇难为无米之炊
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就是 巧妇难为无米之炊

(地) ── Previous context

“We have no plot of land to build anything.”

《小城大事》 · 34:59
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那巧妇还难为无米之炊呢
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那巧妇还难为无米之炊呢

(这话也就只能我来说了 可现在问题就是揭不开锅呀) ── Previous context

“Even the best cook can't cook without any ingredients.”

《八千里路云和月》 · 11:11
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