量体裁衣

lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances / To live within one's means.

lit. to cut cloth according to the body (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances

to measure

capacity / quantity / amount / to estimate / abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word

body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics)

genre / style / form of writing

to cut out (as a dress) / to cut / to trim / to reduce / to diminish / to cut back (e.g. on staff) / decision / judgment

clothes / CL:件[jian4] / Kangxi radical 145

to dress / to wear / to put on (clothes)

lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances

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 / to act according to actual circumstances / to live within one's means