入乡随俗
rù​xiāng​suí​sú

when in Rome, do as the Romans do

  • created reference approved 入乡随俗/入鄉隨俗 → 入乡随乡/入鄉隨鄉 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    入乡随俗 / 入鄉隨俗 rù​xiāng​suí​sú

    入乡随乡 / 入鄉隨鄉 rù​xiāng​suí​xiāng

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 入乡随俗/入鄉隨俗 · rù​xiāng​suí​sú · when in Rome, do as the Romans do — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    入乡随俗 / 入鄉隨俗

    rù​xiāng​suí​sú

    when in Rome, do as the Romans do

    to follow local customs; to adapt to the environment one is in

    入 (literal) → 入 · rù · to enter 乡 (literal) → 乡/鄉 · xiāng · countryside 随俗 (literal) → 随俗/隨俗 · suí​sú · to follow custom

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense