相体裁衣

xiàng tǐ cái yī

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Definitions

1. lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances

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Child Words of 相体裁衣

• 裁 裁 cái: to cut out (as a dress)
• 相 相 xiāng: each other
• 相 相 xiàng: appearance
• 衣 衣 yī: clothes
• 衣 衣 yì: to dress
• 体 体 tǐ: body
• 体裁 体裁 tǐ cái: genre