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Definitions
1. to eat depending on the dish (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances
2. to live within one's means
Components
看
kān
–
to look after
菜
cài
–
dish (type of food)
吃饭
chī fàn
–
to have a meal
Related Words
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