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The Chinese phrase

巧妇难为无米之炊。
is pronounced
Qiǎo fù nánwéi wúmǐzhīchuī.
means
If (you) have no hand (you) can't make a fist.
  • The literal translation of this phrase is: 'Even a clever woman (housewife) cannot cook a meal without rice. It desribe that mo matter how capable a person is, he will hardly succeed if he does not have the necessary conditions.'