看菜吃飯 kān cài chī fàn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

看 kān
HSK 1
look, see; examine, scrutinize
菜 cài
HSK 1
vegetables; dish, order; food
吃 chī
HSK 1
eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
飯 fàn cooked rice; food; meal