郷に入っては郷に従え

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
kan’yōon kun’yomi kan’yōon kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
鄕に入っては鄕に從え (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Partial calque of Literary Chinese 入鄉隨俗 (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
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞ː ɲ̟i it̚te̞ ɰᵝa̠ ɡo̞ː ɲ̟i ɕita̠ɡa̠e̞]

Proverb

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

  1. when in Rome, do as the Romans do
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