郷に入っては郷に従え

Japanese
Kanji in this term
郷 入 郷 従
ごう
Grade: 6		 い
Grade: 1		 ごう
Grade: 6		 したが
Grade: 6
kan’yōon kun’yomi kan’yōon kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally “entering the countryside, follow the custom (thereof).” Calque of Literary Chinese 入鄉隨俗.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞ː ɲ̟i it̚te̞ ɰᵝa̠ ɡo̞ː ɲ̟i ɕita̠ɡa̠e̞]

Proverb

郷に入っては郷に従え (hiragana ごうにいってはごうにしたがえ, rōmaji gō ni itte wa gō ni shitagae)

  1. when in Rome, do as the Romans do
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