「入鄉隨俗」
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Pronunciation: | jap6 hoeng1 ceoi4 zuk6 |
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 鄉 countryside; country; rural area; native place; place of origin; hometown 隨 follow; to follow; to go along with; to comply with; to adapt to 俗 social customs; ordinary; vulgar |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
"When in Rome, do as the Romans do."; to follow the customs or rules of a certain place; literally: to follow a village's customs when entering it
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See also: | 入屋叫人,入廟拜神 |
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