睇餸食飯

Chinese

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Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): tai² sung³ sik⁶ faan⁶

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tai² sung³ sik⁶ faan⁶
  - Yale: tái sung sihk faahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tai² sung³ sik⁹ faan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: tei² sung³ xig⁶ fan⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐi̯³⁵ sʊŋ³³ sɪk̚² faːn²²/

Idiom

睇餸食飯

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

Synonyms

(to work with what one has): 量入為出／量入为出 (liàngrùwéichū)
(to act flexibly): 隨機應變／随机应变 (suíjīyìngbiàn)

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