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入乡随俗

rù xiāng suí sú

4-character word Traditional 入鄉隨俗

What 入乡随俗 means

1. When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
2. When in Rome, do as the Romans do

The characters in 入乡随俗

• 入rùto enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; (bound form) to conform to (as in 入时
• 乡xiāngcountry or countryside; native place; home village or town
• 随suíto follow; to comply with; varying according to...
• 俗súcustom; convention; popular

Example sentences

• 入乡随俗。
  Rùxiāngsuísú.
  When in Rome, do as the Romans.