Chinese–English

量体裁衣

liàng tǐ cái yī · liang ti cai yi

Traditional 量體裁衣

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. lit. to cut cloth according to the body (idiom)
  2. fig. to act according to actual circumstances
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