Entry
看菜吃飯，量體裁衣
Source
CEDict 100318
Characters
看 菜 吃 飯 量 體 裁 衣
Miscellaneous
Traditional
看菜吃飯，量體裁衣
Simplified
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
Pinyin
kan1 cai4 chi1 fan4 , liang2 ti3 cai2 yi1
English
eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure to act according to actual circumstances to live within one's means
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