入乡随俗
rù xiāng suí sú
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
Character by character
入rù
enter
enter
乡xiāng
village
village
随suí
follow
follow
俗sú
custom
custom
Example
到了南方就入乡随俗，过年吃汤圆吧。
Now you are in the south, do as the locals do and eat tangyuan at New Year.
Tone: positive (praise).
Learn this in Lesson 2 · HSK 5: 南方与北方 (North and south)
A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. This lesson is free.
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