量體裁衣

Chinese
 
capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; to measure
 
body; form; style; system
trad. (量體裁衣) 量 體 裁衣
simp. (量体裁衣) 量 体 裁衣
Literally: “measure the body then tailor the suit”.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): liàngtǐcáiyī, liángtǐcáiyī
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄊㄧˇ ㄘㄞˊ ㄧ, ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄧˇ ㄘㄞˊ ㄧ

Idiom

量體裁衣

  1. to act according to actual circumstances
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.