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入境随俗

rù jìng suí súdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

入境隨俗 入境随俗 [ru4 jing4 sui2 su2] /when in Rome, do as the Romans do/

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Other forms in these source records: 入境隨俗

  • 入
    rù

    to enter / to go into / to join / to become a member of / (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[rù shí]) / abbr. for 入聲|入声[rù shēng] / (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")

  • 境
    jìng

    border / place / condition / boundary / circumstances / territory

  • 随
    suí

    to follow / to comply with / varying according to... / to allow / subsequently

    Suí

    surname Sui

  • 俗
    sú

    custom / convention / popular / common / coarse / vulgar / secular

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.