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入境隨俗

简入境随俗 · 繁入境隨俗

Mandarin · pinyin rù jìng suí sú

when in Rome, do as the Romans do

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入: rù · enter, come in(to), join
境: jìng · boundary, frontier; area, region
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俗: sú · social customs; vulgar, unrefined
随: suí · follow, listen to, submit to

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4–4–2–2 · ru4 jing4 sui2 su2

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jap6 ging2 ceoi4 zuk6

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(chiefly Taiwan) when in Rome, do as the Romans do

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