量體裁衣

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

CEDICT

to act according to actual circumstances

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維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 量 liàng
  1. capacity
  2. quantity
  3. amount
  4. to estimate
  5. abbr. for 量詞 liàngcí, classifier (in Chinese grammar)
  6. measure word
2 體裁 tǐcái
  1. genre
  2. style
  3. form of writing
3 衣 yī
  1. clothes
  2. Kangxi radical 145

classifier: 件

Containing this entry

看菜吃飯，量體裁衣 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

Related entries

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