看菜吃饭 — “To eat according to the dishes served”
看菜吃饭 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to adapt one's actions or plans to the specific conditions or available resources; to cut one's coat according to one's cloth”. Literally, “To eat according to the dishes served”.
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What does 看菜吃饭 mean?
看菜吃饭 (kān cài chī fàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to adapt one's actions or plans to the specific conditions or available resources; to cut one's coat according to one's cloth”.
How do you pronounce 看菜吃饭?
看菜吃饭 is pronounced kān cài chī fàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 看菜吃饭 literally mean?
Literally, 看菜吃饭 means “to eat according to the dishes served”. It is used to mean “to adapt one's actions or plans to the specific conditions or available resources; to cut one's coat according to one's cloth”.
What is the Chinese definition of 看菜吃饭?
比喻根据具体情况办事。