со своим уставом в чужой монастырь не ходят

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “don’t bring your rules into someone else's monastery”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sə‿svɐˈim ʊˈstavəm f‿t͡ɕʊˈʐoj mənɐˈstɨrʲ nʲɪ‿ˈxodʲət]

Proverb

со свои́м уста́вом в чужо́й монасты́рь не хо́дят • (so svoím ustávom v čužój monastýrʹ ne xódjat)

  1. when in Rome, do as the Romans do
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