When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do; When in Rome, do as the Romans do
trad. 入境問俗
Also written 入境問俗【rù jìng wèn sú】
Characters in this word
4入
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to enter; to go into, to join; to become a member of, (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[ru4 shi2]), abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1], (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
- Pinyin
- rù
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 6013 of 2500
境
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border, place, condition, boundary, circumstances, territory
- Pinyin
- jìng
- Strokes
- 14
- Frequency
- 47532 of 2500
问
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to ask; to inquire
- Pinyin
- wèn
- Traditional
- 問
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 261 of 2500
俗
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custom, convention, popular, common, coarse, vulgar, secular
- Pinyin
- sú
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 44680 of 2500