入鄉隨俗 rù xiāng suí sú

DEFINITIONS

  1. When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. When in Rome, do as the Romans do

CHARACTERS

入 rù
HSK 4
enter, come in(to), join
鄉 xiāng country; rural; village
隨 suí follow, listen to, submit; to accompany; subsequently, then
俗 sú
HSK 5
social customs; vulgar, unrefined