郷に入っては郷に従え

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ごう
Grade: 6

Grade: 1
ごう
Grade: 6
したが
Grade: 6
kan'yōon kun'yomi kan'yōon kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
鄕に入っては鄕に從え (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Partial calque of Literary Chinese 入鄉隨俗 (rùxiāngsuísú, literally entering the countryside, follow the custom (thereof)). The back-formation of this form in pseudo-kanbun would be 入鄉從鄉 (also compare Chinese 入鄉隨鄉入乡随乡).

Pronunciation

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

Proverb

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(ごう)()っては(ごう)(したが) (gō ni itte wa gō ni shitagae

  1. when in Rome, do as the Romans do