量体裁衣

liàng tǐ cái yī

Rare

Definitions

1. lit. to cut cloth according to the body (idiom)
2. fig. to act according to actual circumstances

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Words Containing 量体裁衣

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 量体裁衣

to cut out (as a dress)

to measure

capacity

clothes

to dress

body

genre