隨鄉入鄉
suí​xiāng​rù​xiāng

when in Rome do as the Romans do

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

    随乡入乡 / 隨鄉入鄉 suí​xiāng​rù​xiāng

    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 随乡入乡/隨鄉入鄉 · suí​xiāng​rù​xiāng · when in Rome do as the Romans do — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    随乡入乡 / 隨鄉入鄉

    suí​xiāng​rù​xiāng

    when in Rome do as the Romans do

    To follow the local customs and adapt to the environment one is in.

    随 (literal) → 随/隨 · suí · to comply with 乡 (literal) → 乡/鄉 · xiāng · place 入 (literal) → 入 · rù · to conform 乡 (literal) → 乡/鄉 · xiāng · place

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

    created sense