rù​guó​wèn​sú

when in Rome do as the Romans do

  • created reference approved 入国问俗/入國問俗 → 入境问禁/入境問禁 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    入国问俗 / 入國問俗 rù​guó​wèn​sú

    入境问禁 / 入境問禁 rù​jìng​wèn​jìn

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  • created reference approved 入国问俗/入國問俗 → 入境问俗/入境問俗 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    入国问俗 / 入國問俗 rù​guó​wèn​sú

    入境问俗 / 入境問俗 rù​jìng​wèn​sú

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 入国问俗/入國問俗 · rù​guó​wèn​sú · when in Rome do as the Romans do — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    入国问俗 / 入國問俗

    rù​guó​wèn​sú

    when in Rome do as the Romans do

    to find out about local customs and traditions when entering a new country in order to adapt to the new environment

    入 (literal) → 入 · rù · to enter 国 (literal) → 国/國 · guó · country 问俗 (literal) → 问俗/問俗 · wèn​sú · to ask about local customs

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

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