看菜吃饭，量体裁衣

kàn cài chī fàn , liàng tǐ cái yī

Definitions

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

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