入屋叫人,入廟拜神

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Chinese

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to enter a house to call out someone's name in salutation to enter temple; monastery to worship a deity; to offer sacrifices to a deity
trad. (入屋叫人,入廟拜神) 入屋 叫人 拜神
simp. (入屋叫人,入庙拜神) 入屋 叫人 拜神
Literally: “when entering a house, call out someone's names in salutation; when entering a temple, worship the deity”.

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入屋叫人,入廟拜神

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