量体裁衣
量体裁衣
liáng tǐ cái yī
lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances; To live within one's means.
idiomverb
Traditional: 量體裁衣
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- (idiom, verb) lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances
- To live within one's means.
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Related Words
看菜吃饭(kān cài chī fàn)— to eat depending on the dish (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances
→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
→相体裁衣(xiàng tǐ cái yī)— lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
→一板一眼(yī bǎn yī yǎn)— lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
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