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看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
kāncàichīfàn,liángtǐcáiyī
Traditional: 看菜吃飯，量體裁衣
eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure / to act according to actual circumstances / to live within one's means
Character Breakdown
看
kàn
to look, to see; to examine, to scrutinize
HSK 1
菜
cài
vegetables; order, dish; food
HSK 1
吃
chī
to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
HSK 1
饭
fàn
meal, food; cooked rice
HSK 1
量
liàng
measure, volume; amount, quantity
HSK 4
体
tǐ
body; group, class; form, style, system
HSK 2
裁
cái
to trim, to reduce, to cut; judgment
HSK 5
衣
yī
cloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat
HSK 1
Additional Information
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Chinese
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