看菜吃饭，量体裁衣看菜吃飯，量體裁衣看菜吃飯，量體裁衣

look at the dishes to eat your meal, measure the body to cut the clothes

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Act according to the actual circumstances. Close to "cut your coat according to your cloth".

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Simplified: 看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
Traditional (Taiwan): 看菜吃飯，量體裁衣
Pinyin: kàncàichīfàn, liàngtǐcáiyī
Bopomofo: ㄎㄢˋ ㄘㄞˋ ㄔㄈㄢˋ，ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄊㄧˇ ㄘㄞˊ ㄧ

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量(liàng)体(tǐ)裁(cái)衣(yī)cut cloth according to the body

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