「入屋叫人，入廟拜神」
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| Pronunciation： | jap6 uk1 giu3 jan4 jap6 miu2 baai3 san4 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
入 to enter; to go into; to be admitted into; to join; to participate; to buy; to stock up on; to conform to; to agree with 屋 house 叫 to call; to shout; to yell; to call out; to order; to buy; to ask; to invite; to address; to chirp; can be considered; can be regarded as 人 human; human being; person; people; personality; everybody; (some) people; others; somebody; body of a person 入 to enter; to go into; to be admitted into; to join; to participate; to buy; to stock up on; to conform to; to agree with 廟 temple; shrine 拜 worship 神 god; spirit; mind; expression; look; goddess; deity; not working; dysfunctional; inoperative; insane; crazy; nuts; mad; out of one's mind |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
one should follow the customs of the place one is in; "when in Rome, do as the Romans do"; literally "on entering a house one says a greeting, on entering a temple one worships the gods"
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| Synonym： | Synonym： 入鄉隨俗 |
| See also： | 入鄉隨俗 |
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