看菜吃飯 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 看菜吃飯

看菜吃飯 (看菜吃饭)

Definition to eat depending on the dish (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances / to live within one's means

Idiom Metaphorically act according to specific circumstances

Usage

中文释义比喻根据具体情况办事。

Characters 看 kàn/kān 菜 cài 吃 chī 饭 (飯) fàn

COMMON WORDS WITH 看菜吃飯
	看菜吃飯，量體裁衣 ( 看菜吃饭，量体裁衣 ) kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī 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 ( 看菜吃饭，量体裁衣 )

EXAMPLE SENTENCES
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