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看菜吃飯,量體裁衣

kàncàichīfàn,liángtǐcáiyī

ㄎㄢˋ ㄘㄞˋ ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ , ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄧˇ ㄘㄞˊ ㄧ

Simplified 看菜吃饭,量体裁衣

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

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