入境问俗
rù​jìng​wèn​sú

When in Rome, do as the Romans do

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

    入境问俗 / 入境問俗 rù​jìng​wèn​sú

    入国问俗 / 入國問俗 rù​guó​wèn​sú

    same_as

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  • created reference approved 入境问俗/入境問俗 → 入境问禁/入境問禁 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    入境问俗 / 入境問俗 rù​jìng​wèn​sú

    入境问禁 / 入境問禁 rù​jìng​wèn​jìn

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  • created sense approved 入境问俗/入境問俗 · rù​jìng​wèn​sú · When in Rome, do as the Romans do — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    入境问俗 / 入境問俗

    rù​jìng​wèn​sú

    When in Rome, do as the Romans do

    (idiom) to ask about local customs when entering a new place; when arriving at a new environment, learn about the local traditions and rules to better adapt

    入境 (literal) → 入境 · rù​jìng · to enter a 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

    created sense