炊
炊
chuī
ㄔㄨㄟ
- cook
- meal
Words with 炊炊
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Verb
1. to cook a meal over a campfire (usu. for a group of people on an outing)
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2. cookout
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Idiom
1. lit. the rice has already been cooked
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2. fig. what is done cannot be undone
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Idiom
1. food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia
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2. the cost of living is very high
qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī
ㄑㄧㄠˇㄈㄨˋㄋㄢˊㄨㄟˊㄨˊㄇㄧˇㄓㄔㄨㄟ
巧婦難為無米之炊
巧妇难为无米之炊
Simplified
Traditional
巧妇难为无米之炊
巧婦難為無米之炊
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Idiom
1. The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice
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2. You won't get anywhere without equipment.