数人下米，量体裁衣數人下米，量體裁衣數人下米，量體裁衣

count the people to put in the rice; cut the clothes to the body

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Adjust what you do to the actual situation. The book refers to a related saying.

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Simplified: 数人下米，量体裁衣
Traditional (Taiwan): 數人下米，量體裁衣
Pinyin: shǔ rén xià mǐ, liàngtǐcáiyī
Pinyin (Taiwan): shù rén xià mǐ, liàngtǐcáiyī
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄧˇ，ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄊㄧˇ ㄘㄞˊ ㄧ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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