看菜吃飯，量體裁衣 (hon3 coi3 hek3 faan6 ，loeng4 tai2 coi4 ji1): lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom) | Cantonese Dictionary

hon3 coi3 hek3 faan6 ，loeng4 tai2 coi4 ji1看菜吃飯，量體裁衣看菜吃饭，量体裁衣

Jyutpinghon3 coi3 hek3 faan6 ，loeng4 tai2 coi4 ji1

Yalehon choi hek fanh ，lèungh tái chòih yī

Definition

lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom)

T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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