「睇餸食飯」

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Pronunciation：	tai2 sung3 sik6 faan6
Individual Character Meaning：	睇 to look; to look at; to see; to watch; to check; to find out; to think; to judge; to consider; to depend on; to be affected by; to take care of; to keep an eye on; to monitor; be careful of; be wary of 餸 dishes, food; ingredient 食 to eat; to take (medicine); to suffer; to conquer; to control 飯 meal; cooked rice; stupid; idiot
Part of Speech：	expression
Labels：	Slang
Explanation：	to live within one's means; to deploy one's resources with care; literally, to eat rice depending on the dishes (Cant.) 我ngo5哋dei6個go3部bou6門mun4係hai6得dak1咁gam3多do1資zi1源jyun4，你nei5班baan1友jau2要jiu3睇tai2餸sung3食sik6飯faan6喇laa3！ (Eng.) Our department has limited resources. You guys need to work within our means. to act flexibly; to act according to circumstances (Cant.) 你nei5唔m4識sik1睇tai2餸sung3食sik6飯faan6咩me1！有jau5咩me1車ce1就zau6搭daap3咩me1車ce1啦laa1！ (Eng.) Can't you be flexible? Just take whatever transportation is available!
Synonym：	Synonym：睇餸食飯，睇燭喃嘸
See also：	量入為出執生
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