量体裁衣
liáng tǐ cái yī
Pinyin

Definition

量体裁衣
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liáng tǐ cái yī
  1. lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances
  2. To live within one's means.

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

尽量
jǐn liàng
  1. 1 as much as possible
  2. 2 to the greatest extent
力量
lì liang
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 force
  3. 3 strength
大衣
dà yī
  1. 1 overcoat
  2. 2 topcoat
  3. 3 cloak
  4. 4 CL:件[jiàn]
大量
dà liàng
  1. 1 great amount
  2. 2 large quantity
  3. 3 bulk
  4. 4 numerous
  5. 5 generous
  6. 6 magnanimous
数量
shù liàng
  1. 1 amount
  2. 2 quantity
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 quantitative
毛衣
máo yī
  1. 1 (wool) sweater
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
流量
liú liàng
  1. 1 flow rate
  2. 2 rate
  3. 3 throughput
  4. 4 site traffic (Internet)
能量
néng liàng
  1. 1 energy
  2. 2 capabilities
衣
yī
  1. 1 clothes
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
  3. 3 Kangxi radical 145
衣服
yī fu
  1. 1 clothes
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn],套[tào]
质量
zhì liàng
  1. 1 quality
  2. 2 (physics) mass
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
销量
xiāo liàng
  1. 1 sales volume
上衣
shàng yī
  1. 1 jacket
  2. 2 upper outer garment
  3. 3 CL:件[jiàn]
份量
fèn liang
  1. 1 see 分量[fèn liang]
内衣
nèi yī
  1. 1 undergarment
  2. 2 underwear
  3. 3 CL:件[jiàn]
分量
fēn liàng
  1. 1 (vector) component
制裁
zhì cái
  1. 1 to punish
  2. 2 punishment
  3. 3 sanctions (incl. economic)
剪裁
jiǎn cái
  1. 1 to tailor (clothes)
  2. 2 to trim (expenditure)
副总裁
fù zǒng cái
  1. 1 vice-chairman (of an organization)
  2. 2 vice president (of a company)
  3. 3 deputy governor (of a bank)
含量
hán liàng
  1. 1 content
  2. 2 quantity contained

Idioms (20)

人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
别出心裁
bié chū xīn cái
  1. 1 to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality
  2. 2 to adopt an original approach
功德无量
gōng dé wú liàng
  1. 1 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
天衣无缝
tiān yī wú fèng
  1. 1 lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. flawless
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
  1. 1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
  2. 2 diligently attending to official matters
宽宏大量
kuān hóng dà liàng
  1. 1 magnanimous (idiom); generous
斤斤较量
jīn jīn jiào liàng
  1. 1 to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)
有商有量
yǒu shāng yǒu liàng
  1. 1 to talk things through (idiom)
  2. 2 to have an exchange of views
牛衣对泣
niú yī duì qì
  1. 1 couple living in destitute misery (idiom)
独出心裁
dú chū xīn cái
  1. 1 to display originality (idiom); to do things differently
现量相违
xiàn liàng xiāng wéi
  1. 1 to not fit one's perception of sth (idiom)
白衣苍狗
bái yī cāng gǒu
  1. 1 lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
相体裁衣
xiàng tǐ cái yī
  1. 1 lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
  1. 1 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
  2. 2 to act according to actual circumstances
  3. 3 to live within one's means
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
  1. 1 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí
  1. 1 to economize on clothes and food
  2. 2 to scrimp and save (idiom)
腰金衣紫
yāo jīn yī zǐ
  1. 1 golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position
自不量力
zì bù liàng lì
  1. 1 to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)
衣不蔽体
yī bù bì tǐ
  1. 1 lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. poverty-stricken
衣冠禽兽
yī guān qín shòu
  1. 1 lit. dressed up animal (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. immoral and despicable person

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