看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
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- 1. lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom)
- 2. fig. to act according to actual circumstances
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Child Words of 看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
to eat
to have a meal
to look after
to see
dish (type of food)
to cut out (as a dress)
to measure
capacity
cooked rice
lit. to eat depending on the dish (idiom)
clothes
to dress
lit. to cut cloth according to the body (idiom)
body
genre