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郷に入りては郷に従え
Hiragana
ごうにいりてはごうにしたがえ / ごうにはいってはごうにしたがえ
Kanji
郷に入っては郷に従え
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
郷に入れば、その土地のならわしに従って行動すべきだという教えを表すことわざ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
よそのところへいったら、そのところのしゅうかんやきまりにしたがうこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
入乡随俗 / 到一个地方就遵从当地的风俗习惯 / 在他乡应随当地的规矩
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
到了某地就遵循當地的習俗與規範 / 在外應適應並尊重地方文化與風俗
Korean Meaning
다른 곳에 가면 그곳의 법과 풍속을 따르라 / 새로운 환경에서는 그곳의 방식에 맞춰라 / 타지에서는 현지의 규칙을 존중하라
Indonesian
Ikuti adat/kebiasaan setempat. / Menyesuaikan diri dengan norma dan aturan tempat kita berada. / Di mana bumi dipijak, di situ langit dijunjung.
Vietnamese Meaning
Nhập gia tùy tục. / Ở đâu thì theo đó. / Sống ở nơi nào thì tuân theo phong tục nơi ấy.
Tagalog Meaning
Sumunod sa mga kaugalian ng lugar na pinuntahan. / Makibagay sa gawi at patakaran ng lokalidad. / Umayon sa nakasanayan ng mga tao roon.
Sense(1)
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
( canonical )
( romanization )
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郷に入りては郷に従え
彼は新しい国に移住したとき、「郷に入りては郷に従え」のことわざを思い出し、その国の文化に適応しようと努力しました。
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When he immigrated to a new country, he remembered the proverb 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do' and tried to adapt to the culture of that country.
When he immigrated to a new country, he remembered the proverb 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do' and tried to adapt to the culture of that country.
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彼は新しい国に移住したとき、「郷に入りては郷に従え」のことわざを思い出し、その国の文化に適応しようと努力しました。
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