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相體裁衣

简 相体裁衣 · 繁 相體裁衣
Mandarin · pinyin xiàng tǐ cái yī

Meanings

  1. lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
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相
xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
體
tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
裁
cái · cut out; decrease
衣
yī · clothes, clothing; cover, skin; Kangxi radical 145
体
tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior
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4–3–2–1 · xiang4 ti3 cai2 yi1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

soeng1 tai2 coi4 ji1

Cantonese word readings for 相體裁衣. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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相體裁衣 · xiang4 ti3 cai2 yi1
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Exact source record相體裁衣 相体裁衣 [xiang4 ti3 cai2 yi1] /lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances/