「無氈無扇,神仙難變」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: mou4 zin1 mou4 sin3 san4 sin1 naan4 bin3
Individual
Character Meaning:
nothing; none; nil; without; lacking
felt; carpet; blanket
nothing; none; nil; without; lacking
fan
god; spirit; mind; expression; look; goddess; deity; not working; dysfunctional; inoperative; insane; crazy; nuts; mad; out of one's mind
celestial being; euphemism for death; betray; lie; (money) cent
difficult; disaster; hard; catastrophe; calamity; suffering; generally, trouble
to change; to change into; to turn into; to transform
Part of Speech: expression
Explanation:
cannot make bricks without straw; cannot make a silk purse of a sow's ear; without sufficient conditions, one cannot do something even with excellent skills; literally, without a rug or a fan, a fairy cannot do the tricks
(Cant.) nei5saap3si4gaan1jiu3ngo5waak6waa2bat1dou1mou5zi1wo3mou4zin1mou4sin3san4sin1dou1naan4bin3laa1
(Eng.) You want me to draw something right now? There isn't even a pen here. Even a fairy couldn't do tricks without proper tools.
Synonym: Synonym: 巧婦難為無米炊
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