睇tai2餸sung3食sik6飯faan6

English

1. describes when one is required to be aware of the current situation and react in a careful manner; to live within one's means; to act according to circumstances; to adapt oneself to circumstances
2. to live within one's means; to deploy one's resources with care; literally, to eat rice depending on the dishes
3. to act flexibly; to act according to circumstances

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 按照有限嘅資源決定去做咩嘢；量入為出
2. 見機行事；睇情況

Examples

• 你唔識睇餸食飯咩！有咩車就搭咩車啦！

  Can't you be flexible? Just take whatever transportation is available!

• 我哋個部門係得咁多資源，你班友要睇餸食飯喇！

  Our department has limited resources. You guys need to work within our means. ----