看菜吃飯，量體裁衣

看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
kàncàichīfàn,liàngtǐcáiyī
  1. lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom)
  2. fig. to act according to actual circumstances

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 看菜吃飯 kàncàichīfàn
  1. lit. to eat depending on the dish (idiom)
  2. fig. to act according to actual circumstances
2 量體裁衣 liàngtǐcáiyī
  1. lit. to cut cloth according to the body (idiom)
  2. fig. to act according to actual circumstances

Related entries

看菜吃飯 kàncàichīfàn
  1. lit. to eat depending on the dish (idiom)
  2. fig. to act according to actual circumstances
量體裁衣 liàngtǐcáiyī
  1. lit. to cut cloth according to the body (idiom)
  2. fig. to act according to actual circumstances