量体裁衣

liàng tǐ cái yī

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Definitions

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

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

裁
cái

to cut out (as a dress)

量
liáng

to measure

量
liàng

capacity

衣
yī

clothes

衣
yì

to dress

体
tǐ

body

体裁
tǐ cái

genre