巧婦難為無米之炊 [－妇难为无－－－]

Jyutping haau2 fu5 naan4 wai4 mou4 mai5 zi1 ceoi1
Pinyin qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    幾​叻​嘅​婦​人​，​冇​米​都​煮​唔​出飯​；​意思​係​做事​點都​要​有​啲​最​基本​嘅​條​件​，​冇​嘅​話​幾​叻​都​做​唔​成
    cannot make bricks without straw; literally, a skilled housewife cannot cook rice with nothing
  2. 近義詞
    無氈無扇，神仙難變
  3. 參看
    巧婦難為無米炊
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    you can’t make bricks without straw