量體裁衣
Chinese
capacity; quantity; amount capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; to measure |
body; form; style body; form; style; system |
cut out (as a dress); cut; trim cut out (as a dress); cut; trim; reduce; diminish; decision; judgement |
gown; clothes; to dress gown; clothes; to dress; to wear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: liàngtǐcáiyī
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄊㄧˇ ㄘㄞˊ ㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: liàngtǐcáiyi
- Wade–Giles: liang4-tʻi3-tsʻai2-i1
- Yale: lyàng-tǐ-tsái-yī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianqtiitsairi
- Palladius: лянтицайи (ljanticaji)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯ɑŋ⁵¹ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan, variant in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: liángtǐcáiyī
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄧˇ ㄘㄞˊ ㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: liángtǐcáiyi
- Wade–Giles: liang2-tʻi3-tsʻai2-i1
- Yale: lyáng-tǐ-tsái-yī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liangtiitsairi
- Palladius: лянтицайи (ljanticaji)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯ɑŋ³⁵ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
Idiom
量體裁衣
- to act according to actual circumstances