lit. whatever mountain one is on, one should sing its songs (idiom); fig. when in Rome, do as the Romans do
trad. 到什麼山上，唱什麼歌
Also written 到什麼山上，唱什麼歌【dào shén me shān shàng , chàng shén me gē】
Characters in this word
7到
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to reach; to arrive, to leave for; to go to, to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point), (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point), considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- Pinyin
- dào
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 48 of 2500
什
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what
- Pinyin
- shén
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 1121 of 2500
么
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exclamatory final particle
- Pinyin
- má
- Traditional
- 麼
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 294 of 2500
山
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surname Shan
- Pinyin
- Shān
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 2411 of 2500
上
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used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
- Pinyin
- shǎng
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 61 of 2500
唱
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to sing, to call loudly, to chant
- Pinyin
- chàng
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 893 of 2500
歌
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song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]), (bound form) to sing
- Pinyin
- gē
- Strokes
- 14
- Frequency
- 1785 of 2500