Chinese Word: 看菜吃饭 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

to eat depending on the dish (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances; to live within one's means

1		sú huà shuō 俗话说 : “ kàn 看 cài 菜 chī fàn 吃饭， liáng tǐ cái yī 量体裁衣 ” 。 wǒ men 我们 wú lùn 无论 zuò 做 shén me shì 什么事 dōu 都 yào 要 kàn qíng xíng 看情形 bàn lǐ 办理。 There is a proverb: "Fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure". Whatever we do must be done according to actual circumstances.
2		zhè yàng 这样 de 的 xīn tài 心态 xià 下， tóu rù 投入 yě 也 shì 是 duàn duàn xù xù 断断续续， kàn 看 cài 菜 chī fàn 吃饭， zǒng 总 bào zhe 抱着 děng 等 nǐ men 你们 yǒu 有 chǎn chū 产出 wǒ 我 zài 再 tóu rù 投入 de 的 xīn tài 心态， lǎo 老 zǒng jié 总结 xiān 先 yǒu 有 jī 鸡 hái shi 还是 xiān 先 yǒu 有 dàn 蛋 de 的 wèn tí 问题。 This kind of thinking, the input is off, look to eat vegetables, with total output and so have you re-enter my mind, the old summed up first, the chicken or the egg problem.

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