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入鄉隨俗
jap6 hoeng1 ceoi4 zuk6 |
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"When in Rome do as the Romans do", on arrival in a new place follow local customs Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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入鄉隨俗 / 入乡随俗 | ||
This word has been viewed 2140 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 15th Oct 2005 21:45 and last edited on 16th Sep 2009 04:21 |
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Characters in this word:入 jap6 - enter鄉 hoeng1 - village; hometown; township 隨 ceoi4 - follow; come after; trace 俗 zuk6 - custom; vulgar; common |
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