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入鄉隨俗 (jap6 hoeng1 ceoi4 zuk6) — "When in Rome do as the Romans do", on arrival in a new place follow local customs in Cantonese

japˍ₆入hoengˉ¹鄉ceoiˎ₄隨zukˍ₆俗
简 入乡随俗
Mandarin Pinyin: ru4 xiang1 sui2 su2

Meaning of 入鄉隨俗

noun"When in Rome do as the Romans do", on arrival in a new place follow local customs

Characters in 入鄉隨俗

入jap6
receipts; income
鄉hoeng1
hometown; native place; home village
隨ceoi4
a Chinese family name
俗zuk6
mundane; layman; secular

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