入港隨灣，入鄉隨俗

Chinese

to enter harbour; Hong Kong (abbrev.)
to follow; to comply with; to allow
to follow; to comply with; to allow; surname
 
 bay; gulf to enter country; village
to follow; to comply with; to allow
to follow; to comply with; to allow; surname
 
 vulgar
trad. (入港隨灣，入鄉隨俗) 入 港 隨 灣 ， 入 鄉 隨 俗
simp. (入港随湾，入乡随俗) 入 港 随 湾 ， 入 乡 随 俗
Literally: “when entering a port, follow the bends, when entering a village, follow the customs”.

Pronunciation

  • Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): li̍p-káng-sûi-oan,li̍p-hiuⁿ-sûi-sio̍k / ji̍p-káng-sûi-oan,ji̍p-hioⁿ-sûi-sio̍k
  • Southern Min
    • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍p-káng-sûi-oan,li̍p-hiuⁿ-sûi-sio̍k
      • Tâi-lô: li̍p-káng-suî-uan,li̍p-hiunn-suî-sio̍k
      • IPA (Xiamen): /lip̚⁴⁻³² kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui²⁴⁻²² uan⁴⁴ lip̚⁴⁻³² hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² sui²⁴⁻²² siɔk̚⁴/
      • IPA (Quanzhou): /lip̚²⁴⁻² kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sui²⁴⁻²² uan³³ lip̚²⁴⁻² hiũ³³ sui²⁴⁻²² siɔk̚²⁴/
    • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ji̍p-káng-sûi-oan,ji̍p-hioⁿ-sûi-sio̍k
      • Tâi-lô: ji̍p-káng-suî-uan,ji̍p-hionn-suî-sio̍k
      • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui¹³⁻²² uan⁴⁴ d͡zip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hiɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² sui¹³⁻²² siɔk̚¹²¹/

Idiom

入港隨灣，入鄉隨俗

  1. (Hokkien) when in Rome, do as the Romans do

Synonyms

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