看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
Traditional: 看菜吃飯，量體裁衣Dictionary entry
lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom)
What does 看菜吃饭，量体裁衣 mean?
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣 (kàn cài chī fàn , liàng tǐ cái yī) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom)
2fig. to act according to actual circumstances
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看kānto look after · to take care of菜càivegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1]) · dish (of food) (CL:樣|样[yang4],道[dao4],盤|盘[pan2])吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)饭fàncooked rice · CL:碗[wan3]量liángto measure体tīused in 體己|体己[ti1 ji5] · Taiwan pr. [ti3]裁cáito cut out (as a dress) · to cut衣yīclothes · CL:件[jian4]
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看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
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