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看菜吃饭

kàn cài chī fàn

4-character word Traditional 看菜吃飯

What 看菜吃饭 means

1. (lit.) to eat depending on the dish (idiom)
2. (fig.) to act according to actual circumstances

The characters in 看菜吃饭

• 看kànto see; to look at; to read; to watch
• 菜càivegetable; greens; dish (of food); (of one's skills etc) weak; poor
• 吃chīto eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy
• 饭fàncooked rice; meal; (loanword) fan

Words starting with 看菜吃饭

• 看菜吃饭，量体裁衣kàn cài chī fàn , liàng tǐ cái yīlit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom)…