睇餸食飯

Chinese

 
look down upon; (Cantonese) to look; to see
look down upon; (Cantonese) to look; to see; to look after; to think
to eat; to eat cooked rice without rice water
trad. (睇餸食飯) 食飯
simp. (睇𩠌食饭) 𩠌 食饭
Literally: “eat while observing (how much) food (is left)”.

Pronunciation


Idiom

睇餸食飯

  1. (Cantonese) to work with what one has; to act with the available resources in mind
  2. (Cantonese) to act flexibly; to play by ear

Synonyms

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