郷に入りては郷に従え

Japanese
Kanji in this term
郷 入 郷 従
ごう
Grade: 6		 い
Grade: 1		 ごう
Grade: 6		 したが
Grade: 6
Alternative spelling
鄕に入りては鄕に從え (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally “entering the countryside, follow the custom [thereof].”

Proverb

郷(ごう)に入(い)りては郷(ごう)に従(したが)え • (gō ni irite wa gō ni shitagae) 

  1. when in Rome, do as the Romans do
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