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Definitions
1. The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom)
2. You won't get anywhere without equipment.
Components
巧妇
qiǎo fù
–
clever wife
无米之炊
wú mǐ zhī chuī
–
(idiom) saying someone must have some essentials to complete a task such as a sophisticated housewife is unable to cook rice without rice-ingredient