需要是發明之母 [－－－发－－－]

Jyutping seoi1 jiu3 si6 faat3 ming4 zi1 mou5
Pinyin xū yào shì fā míng zhī mǔ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    necessity is the mother of invention