巧妇难为无米之炊[qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī]
词典Even a clever woman [housewife] cannot cook a meal without rice.
词典If you have no hand you can't make a fist.：巧妇难为无米之炊。
词典One can't make bricks without straw.：巧妇难为无米之炊。
词典No housewife can cook a meal without a food and vegetables.：巧妇难为无米之炊。
词典If you have no hand you can't make a fist：巧妇难为无米之炊。
巧妇难为无米之炊[qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī]
Even a clever woman [housewife] cannot cook a meal without rice.; If you have no hand you can't make a fist.; One can't make bricks without straw.; No housewife can cook a meal without a food and vegetables.; The cleverest housewife can't cook a meal witho
1. 巧妇难为无米之炊
1. If you have no hand, you cannot make a fist：If you don't aim high you will never hit high. 不立... | If you have no hand, you cannot make a fist. 巧妇难为无米之炊. | If you lie upon roses when young, you'll lie upon thorns when old. 年青时躺在玫瑰...
2. One cannot make bricks without straw：39. One cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. 朽木不可雕. | 40. One cannot make bricks without straw. 巧妇难为无米之炊. | 41. One cannot put back the clock. 光阴一去不复返.
3. 巧妇难为无米之炊
3. If you have no hand you can't make a fist./ One can't make bricks without straw：侨胞countrymen residing abroad | 巧妇难为无米之炊If you have no hand you can't make a fist./ One can't make bricks without straw. | 桥商overseas Chinese merchant or businessman
4. What is a workman without his tools：1772 Without respect, love cannot go far. 没有尊重的爱难以久存. | 1773 What is a workman without his tools? 巧妇难为无米之炊. | 1774 A birbe will enter without knocking. 贿赂毋须敲门而入.