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巧haau2婦fu5難naan4為wai4無mou4米mai5之zi1炊ceoi1

simp巧妇难为无米之炊also written巧婦難爲無米之炊
haau2 fu5 naan4 wai4 mou4 mai5 zi1 ceoi1qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī

English

  1. The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
  2. cannot make bricks without straw; literally, a skilled housewife cannot cook rice with nothing

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 幾叻嘅婦人，冇米都煮唔出飯；意思係做事點都要有啲最基本嘅條件，冇嘅話幾叻都做唔成

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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