lacking the necessary materials one cannot accomplish one 's intentions(wú mǐ zhī chuī)

lacking the necessary materials one cannot accomplish one 's intentions

Cooking without rice is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is w ú m ǐ zh ī Chu ī, which means something that cannot be done without necessary conditions. From notes of laoxuean.

Idiom explanation

Cook: cook.

The origin of Idioms

The third volume of notes of laoxue nunnery written by Lu You in Song Dynasty: "Yan Jingchu was a minister and asked the monk to stay in hospital. The monk's words were poor and crude. Jingchu said, "Gaocai has a firm ear." The monk said, "can Qiaofu an make noodle free soup cakes?"

Idiom usage

To describe something that cannot be done without necessary conditions. example cooking without rice is impossible for human beings. The book of two places by Lu Xun

Chinese PinYin : wú mǐ zhī chuī