Even a clever housewife cannot cook without rice (qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī) means that essential conditions are necessary to accomplish a task, no matter how skilled one is.
巧妇难为无米之炊（qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī）比喻做事缺少必要条件，很难做成。
| 成语 | 巧妇难为无米之炊 |
|---|---|
| 解释 | 即使是聪明能干的妇女，没米也做不出饭来。比喻做事缺少必要条件，很难做成。 |
| 出处 | 宋·陆游《老学庵笔记》卷三：“晏景初尚书，请僧住院，僧辞以穷陋不可为。景初曰：‘高才固易耳。’僧曰：‘巧妇安能作无面汤饼乎？’” |
| 拼音 | qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī |
| 拼音码 | qfnc |
| 近义词 | 无米难为炊 |
| 反义词 | 指雁为羹 |
| 用法 | 主谓式；作谓语、定语；比喻做事缺少必要条件，很难做成 |
| 英语 | the cleverest housewife can't cook a meal without rice--one can't make bricks without straw |
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