nhập gia tùy tục, nhập giang tùy khúc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 入家隨俗,入江隨曲, literally: "enter house, follow customs; enter river, follow bends"

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲəp̚˧˨ʔ zaː˧˧ twi˨˩ tʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ɲəp̚˧˨ʔ zaːŋ˧˧ twi˨˩ xʊwk͡p̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲəp̚˨˩ʔ jaː˧˧ twɪj˦˩ tʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ɲəp̚˨˩ʔ jaːŋ˧˧ twɪj˦˩ kʰʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɲəp̚˨˩˨ jaː˧˧ t(ʷ)ɪj˨˩ tʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ ɲəp̚˨˩˨ jaːŋ˧˧ t(ʷ)ɪj˨˩ kʰʊwk͡p̚˦˥]

Proverb

nhập gia tùy tục, nhập giang tùy khúc

  1. when in Rome, do as the Romans do

See also

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