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[看菜吃飯] kāncàichīfàn to eat depending on the dish (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances
to live within one's means

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        kān/kàn, to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard, to see/to look at/to read/to wa...
        
        kànkan, to take a look at/to examine/to survey/(coll.) pretty soon
        kànjiàn, [看見], to see/to catch sight of
        kànlai, [看來], apparently/it seems that
        kànshangqu, it would appear/it seems (that)
        kànfǎ, way of looking at a thing/view/opinion/CL:個|个[gè]
        hǎokàn, good-looking/nice-looking/good (of a movie, book, TV show etc)/embarrassed/humil...
        kànqǐlai, [看起來], seemingly/apparently/looks as if/appear to be/gives the impression that/seems on...
        zhàokàn, to look after/to attend to/to have in care
        guānkàn, [觀看], to watch/to view
        chákàn, to look over/to examine/to check up/to ferret out
        shōukàn, to watch (a TV program)
        
        kànchū, to make out/to see
        kàndài, to look upon/to regard
        kānshǒu, to guard/to watch over
        kānhǎo/kànhǎo, to keep an eye on, to regard as having good prospects
        tōukàn, to peep/to peek/to steal a glance
        kànyàngzi, [看樣子], it seems/it looks as if
        kànchéng, to regard as
        
        kānhù, [看護], to nurse/to look after/to watch over/(old) hospital nurse
        láikàn, [來看], to come and see/to see a topic from a certain point of view
        kànzuò, to look upon as/to regard as
        kànwàng, to visit/to pay a call to
        kànbìng, to visit a doctor/to see a patient
        shìshìkàn, [試試看], to give it a try
穿         kànchuān, see through (a person, scheme, trick etc)
        kànzhòng, to regard as important/to care about
        kàntòu, to understand thoroughly/to see beyond the facade/to see through (sb)
        kàndéjiàn, [看得見], can see/visible
        yǎnkàn, soon/in a moment/to look on as sth happens
        kànsì, to look as if/to seem
        kānguǎn, to look after
        xiǎokàn, to look down on/to underestimate
        kàntái, terrace/spectator's grandstand/viewing platform
        nánkàn, [難看], ugly/unsightly
        guāmùxiāngkàn, to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth/to sit up and take notice (of...
        kànzhòng, to have a preference for/to fancy/to choose after consideration/to settle on
        yīwǒkàn, in my opinion
        chákàn, to watch/to look carefully at
        kànshàng, to look upon/to take a fancy to/to fall for
        kànbuguàn, [看不慣], cannot bear to see/to hate/to dislike/to disapprove
        kànzuò, to regard as/to look upon as
        kànbuqǐ, to look down upon/to despise
        
        kānshǒusuǒ, detention center
        
        kàntou, [看頭], qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading)
        
        kànbùshùnyǎn, [看不順眼], unpleasant to the eye/objectionable
        kānjiā, to look after the house/(of skill, ability) special/outstanding
        kànqí, [看齊], to follow sb's example/to emulate/(of troops etc) to dress (come into alignment ...
        kànrènao, [看熱鬧], to enjoy watching a bustling scene/to go where the crowds are
        kànqīng, [看輕], to belittle/to scorn/to take sth lightly
        kànzǒuyǎn, to make an error of judgment/to be taken in
        xìkàn, [細看], to peer/to scan/to examine carefully
        kānyā, to detain/to take into custody/to imprison temporarily
        
        kànpò, to see through/disillusioned with/to reject (the world of mortals)
        kànxiàng, to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features
        cānkàn, [參看], see also/please refer to/compare (cf.)/to consult for reference
        fānkàn, to browse/to look over (books)
        kànzhǎng, [看漲], bull market (prices appear to be rising)
        zhōngkàn, pleasant to the eye/Taiwan pr. [zhòng kàn]
        
        
        
        kàndeqǐ, to show respect for/to think highly of
        
        
        
        
        
        wùlǐkànhuā, [霧里看花], lit. to look at flowers in the fog (idiom); fig. blurred vision

        cài, dish (type of food)/vegetable/cuisine/CL:盤|盘[pán],道[dào]/(coll.) (one's) type/(o...
        shūcài, vegetables/CL:種|种[zhǒng]
        càidān, [菜單], menu/CL:份[fèn],張|张[zhāng]
        pàocài, pickled cabbage
        xiǎocài, appetizer/small side dish/easy job/piece of cake/see also 小菜一碟[xiǎo cài yī dié]
        fàncài, [飯菜], food
        diǎncài, [點菜], to order dishes (in a restaurant)
        juǎnxīncài, [捲心菜], cabbage/CL:棵[kē], variant of 卷心菜[juǎn xīn cài]
        bōcài, spinach/CL:棵[kē]
        càipǔ, [菜譜], menu (in restaurant)/recipe/cookbook
        shēngcài, lettuce/raw fresh vegetables/greens
        zhǔcài, main course
        zuòcài, to cook/cooking
        shèngcài, leftovers (food)
        tiáncài, beet/beetroot
        huāyēcài, cauliflower
        qíncài, celery (Apium graveolens)
        báicài, Chinese cabbage/pak choi/CL:棵[kē], 個|个[gè]
        
        jiāchángcài, home cooking
        qīngcài, green vegetables/Chinese cabbage
        càidāo, vegetable knife/kitchen knife/cleaver/CL:把[bǎ]
        càiyáo, [菜餚], vegetable and meat dishes/dish
        
        càiyuán, [菜園], vegetable garden
        xiáncài, [鹹菜], salted vegetables/pickles
        càishìchǎng, [菜市場], food market
        xiāngcài, coriander/cilantro/Coriandrum sativum
        
        jiǔcài, food and drink/food to accompany wine
        càidòu, kidney bean
        càihuā, cauliflower/gonorrhea
        càisè, dish/lean and hungry look (resulting from vegetarian diet)/emaciated look (from ...
        càiguǎn, [菜館], (dialect) restaurant
        sùcài, vegetable dish
        
        jiècài, leaf mustard (Brassica juncea)/also pr. [gài cài]
        suāncài, pickled vegetables, especially Chinese cabbage
        chǎocài, to stir-fry/to do the cooking/stir-fried dish
        
        
        
        míngcài, famous dishes/specialty dishes
        huācài, cauliflower
        zǐcài, flavored roasted seaweed/generic term for edible seaweed/Japanese: nori
        
        càidì, vegetable field
        
        yěcài, wild herb/potherb
        Chuāncài, Sichuan or Szechuan cuisine
        lěngcài, cold dish/cold food
        
        
        jìcài, [薺菜], shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
        jiǔcài, garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives/(fig.) retail investors who...
        càishì, food market
        càibǎn, chopping board/cutting board/CL:張|张[zhāng]
        yuánbáicài, [圓白菜], round white cabbage (i.e. Western cabbage)
        yóucài, oilseed rape (Brassica napus)/flowering edible rape (Brassica chinensis var. ole...
        hūncài, [葷菜], non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc)
        
        càichǎng, [菜場], food market
        huánghuācài, [黃花菜], citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina Baroni)/golden needles (edible flower)
        càiyóu, rapeseed oil/canola oil
        bāoxīncài, cabbage
        
        
        
        niúpícài, chard (Beta vulgaris), a foliage beet
        dàbáicài, bok choy/Chinese cabbage/Brassica pekinensis/CL:棵[kē]
        
        
        xiǎobáicài, bok choy/Chinese cabbage/Brassica chinensis/CL:棵[kē]
        Yuècài, [粵菜], Cantonese cuisine
        
        
        dòuyácài, bean sprouts
        yángbáicài, cabbage (round cabbage most commonly found in Western countries)
        lóngxūcài, [龍鬚菜], asparagus/(Tw) young shoots of the chayote vine 佛手瓜[fó shǒu guā]

        chī, [喫], to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate/to destroy/to absorb/...
        chīfàn, [吃飯], to have a meal/to eat/to make a living
        chījīng, [吃驚], to be startled/to be shocked/to be amazed
        hǎochī/hàochī, tasty/delicious, to be fond of eating/to be gluttonous
        dàchīyījīng, [大吃一驚], to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled/gobsmacked
        chīcù, to feel jealous
        
        xiǎochī, snack/refreshments/CL:家[jiā]
        chīsù, to be a vegetarian
        nánchī, [難吃], unpalatable
        chīlì, to entail strenuous effort/to toil at a task/strenuous/laborious/strain
        chīkuī, [吃虧], to suffer losses/to come to grief/to lose out/to get the worst of it/to be at a ...
        chībuxiāo, to be unable to tolerate or endure/to find sth difficult to manage
        chīyào, [吃藥], to take medicine
        tānchī, [貪吃], gluttonous/voracious
        zìtǎokǔchī, [自討苦吃], to ask for trouble (idiom)/to make a rod for one's own back
        báichī, to eat without paying/to eat for free
        
        kǒuchī, to stammer/to stutter/also pr. [kǒu jí]
        chīxiāng, popular/in demand/well regarded
        chīhē, to eat and drink/food and drink
        xiǎochīdiàn, snack bar/lunch room/CL:家[jiā]
        dàchīdàhē, to eat and drink as much as one likes/to make a pig of oneself
        chīkǔ, to bear hardships
        chīkǔtou, [吃苦頭], to suffer/to suffer for one's actions/to pay dearly/to burn one's fingers
        chīfǎ, way of eating/how something is eaten/how a dish is prepared/the way a dish is to...
        chīdexiāo, to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc)/to be able to afford
        chīhēwánlè, [吃喝玩樂], to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)/to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
        chīdekāi, [吃得開], to be popular/to be getting on well/much in demand
        shěngchījiǎnyòng, [省吃儉用], to live frugally/to economize on food and clothing/to scrimp and save
        chījǐn, [吃緊], in short supply/dire/tense/critical/hard-pressed/important
        chīguānsī, to face legal action/to get sued
        
        
        chīshuǐ, drinking water/to obtain water (for daily needs)/to absorb water/draft (of ship)
        chīkǔnàiláo, [吃苦耐勞], hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
        
        gǒuchīshǐ, to fall flat on one's face (vulgar)
        
        chībukāi, [吃不開], be unpopular/won't work
        chīxiánfàn, [吃閒飯], to live as a parasite/doing nothing to earn one's keep
        
        
        chībìméngēng, [吃閉門羹], to be refused entrance (idiom)/to find the door closed
        
        
        chīyǎbakuī, [吃啞巴虧], to be forced to suffer in silence/unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
        
        zuòchīshānkōng, lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)/...

        chīfàn, [吃飯], to have a meal/to eat/to make a living
        fàn, [飯], cooked rice/CL:碗[wǎn]/meal/CL:頓|顿[dùn]/(loanword) fan/devotee
        wǎnfàn, [晚飯], evening meal/dinner/supper/CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì],餐[cān]
        wǔfàn, [午飯], lunch/CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì],餐[cān]
        fàndiàn, [飯店], restaurant/hotel/CL:家[jiā],個|个[gè]
        zuòfàn, [做飯], to prepare a meal/to cook
        zǎofàn, [早飯], breakfast/CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì],餐[cān]
        fànwǎn, [飯碗], rice bowl/fig. livelihood/job/way of making a living
        mǐfàn, [米飯], (cooked) rice
        fàncài, [飯菜], food
        kāifàn, [開飯], to serve a meal
        fàntǒng, [飯桶], rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served)/(fig.) fathead/a good-...
        zhōngfàn, [中飯], lunch
        fànguǎn, [飯館], restaurant/CL:家[jiā]
        zhǔfàn, [煮飯], to cook
便         jiāchángbiànfàn, [家常便飯], simple home-style meal/common occurrence/nothing out of the ordinary
        
        fàntīng, [飯廳], dining room/dining hall/mess hall
        fànzhuō, [飯桌], dining table
        
        fànhé, [飯盒], lunchbox/mess tin
        shèngfàn, [剩飯], leftover food
        yàofàn, [要飯], to beg (for food or money)
        fànjú, [飯局], dinner party/banquet
        
        héfàn, [盒飯], meal in a partitioned box
        chǎofàn, [炒飯], fried rice/(slang) (Tw) to have sex
        
        fànpiào, [飯票], (lit. and fig.) meal ticket
        hùnfàn, [混飯], to work for a living
便         biànfàn, [便飯], an ordinary meal/simple home cooking
        bāofàn, [包飯], to get or supply meals for a monthly rate/to board/to cater
        cángēngshèngfàn, [殘羹剩飯], leftovers from a meal/fig. remnants handed down from others
        xīfàn, [稀飯], porridge/gruel
        
        gānfàn, [乾飯], cooked and dried rice
        
        tǎofàn, [討飯], to ask for food/to beg
        fàntáng, [飯堂], dining hall/canteen/cafeteria
        cháyúfànhòu, [茶餘飯後], leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)
        
        
        báifàn, [白飯], plain cooked rice/rice with nothing to go with it
        
        
        chīxiánfàn, [吃閒飯], to live as a parasite/doing nothing to earn one's keep
        chǎolěngfàn, [炒冷飯], to stir-fry leftover rice/fig. to rehash the same story/to serve up the same old...
        gàijiāofàn, [蓋澆飯], rice with meat and vegetables
        pàofàn, [泡飯], to soak cooked rice in soup or water/cooked rice reheated in boiling water
        kèfàn, [客飯], cafeteria meal specially prepared for a group of visitors/set meal
        
        diànfànbāo, [電飯煲], rice cooker
        
        fànshí, [飯食], food
        
        jiǔfàn, [酒飯], food and drink
        
        
        
        
        cūchádànfàn, [粗茶淡飯], plain tea and simple food/(fig.) bread and water
        diànfànguō, [電飯鍋], electric rice cooker
        pēnfàn, [噴飯], (coll.) to burst out laughing
        jiǔzúfànbǎo, [酒足飯飽], to have eaten and drunk to one's heart's content
        
        

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