入乡随俗 — Chinese idiom
入乡随俗
rù xiāng suí sú
Traditional: 入鄉隨俗
Meaning
- when in Rome, do as the Romans do
Character by character
- 入rùto enter, to come in; to join
- 乡xiāngcountry, village; rural
- 随suíto follow, to listen to, to submit to
- 俗súsocial customs; vulgar, unrefined
Idioms sharing a character
- 一拥而入 yī yōng ér rù
- 上天入地 shàng tiān rù dì
- 不堪入耳 bù kān rù ěr
- 乘虚而入 chéng xū ér rù
- 先入为主 xiān rù wéi zhǔ
- 入土为安 rù tǔ wéi ān
- 入境问俗 rù jìng wèn sú
- 入情入理 rù qíng rù lǐ
- 出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ
- 出神入化 chū shén rù huà
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