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巧妇难为无米之炊 (巧婦難為無米之炊)

qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī

Definition

  1. The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.

Character Decomposition

巧
=
工
+
丂
妇
=
女
+
彐
难
=
又
+
隹
为
=
力
+
？
无
=
一
+
尢
米
=
木
+
丷
之
=
？
+
？
炊
=
火
+
欠

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