입향순속

Korean

Alternative forms

• 입향수속 (入鄕隨俗, iphyangsusok)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 入 (“enter”) + 鄉 (“countryside”) + 循 (“follow”) + 俗 (“custom”), paraphrased from the second-century BC Chinese essay collection Huainanzi.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ipʰja̠ŋsʰunsʰo̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [이퍙순속]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	iphyangsunsok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ibhyangsunsog
McCune–Reischauer?	iphyangsunsok
Yale Romanization?	ip.hyangswunsok

Noun

입향순속 • (iphyangsunsok) (hanja 入鄉循俗)

1. (the fact that) a traveler ought to follow local traditions; (the fact that one must,) when in Rome, do as the Romans do

Synonyms

• (when in Rome, do as the Romans do):, 입경문금 (入境問禁, ipgyeongmun'geum), 입국문금 (入國問禁, ipgungmun'geum)