入境问禁
rù​jìng​wèn​jìn

when in Rome, do as the Romans do

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

    入境问禁 / 入境問禁 rù​jìng​wèn​jìn

    入国问俗 / 入國問俗 rù​guó​wèn​sú

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 入境问禁/入境問禁 · rù​jìng​wèn​jìn · when in Rome, do as the Romans do — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    入境问禁 / 入境問禁

    rù​jìng​wèn​jìn

    when in Rome, do as the Romans do

    When entering a new place, first ask about the local taboos and customs; more generally, to learn about and respect local habits when arriving in a new environment

    入境 (literal) → 入境 · rù​jìng · to enter a country 问禁 (literal) → 问禁/問禁 · wèn​jìn · to ask about local taboos

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

    created sense