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Definitions
1. lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances
2. To live within one's means.
Components
量
liáng
–
to measure
体裁
tǐ cái
–
genre
衣
yī
–
clothes
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