Chinese–English
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
kàn cài chī fàn , liàng tǐ cái yī · kan cai chi fan , liang ti cai yi
Traditional 看菜吃飯，量體裁衣
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom)
- fig. to act according to actual circumstances
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