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看菜吃饭

kàn cài chī fàn

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Definitions

1. lit. to eat depending on the dish (idiom)
2. fig. to act according to actual circumstances

Words Containing 看菜吃饭

看菜吃饭，量体裁衣

kàn cài chī fàn , liàng tǐ cái yī

lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom)

Child Words of 看菜吃饭

cooked rice

to look after

to eat

to have a meal

dish (type of food)

to see