idiomverb
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
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
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看菜吃饭，量体裁衣 (kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī) means "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" in Chinese.
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣 is pronounced "kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 9 syllables.
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣 is made up of the characters 看, 菜, 吃, 饭, ，, 量, 体, 裁, 衣. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.
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