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無米之炊 (mou4 mai5 zi1 ceoi1) — (idiom) saying someone must have some essentials to complete a task such as a sophisticated housewife is unable to cook rice without rice-ingredient in Cantonese

mouˎ₄無maiˏ₅米ziˉ¹之ceoiˉ¹炊
简 无米之炊
Mandarin Pinyin: wu2 mi3 zhi1 chui1

Meaning of 無米之炊

noun(idiom) saying someone must have some essentials to complete a task such as a sophisticated housewife is unable to cook rice without rice-ingredient

Characters in 無米之炊

無mou4
no matter what (or how); not yet
米mai5
shelled/husked seed
之zi1
's; of (used between two nouns to show possession or subordination)
炊ceoi1
(v) cook; (adj) cooking

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