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Change log entry 97160
Processed by: kbaiko (2026-08-16 18:11:50 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 88939 - submitted by 'polaris' >>
more dictionaries have 入乡随俗

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Editor:

Thanks, but the idiom label should be kept on 入乡随俗. This one appears in all
my 成语 dictionaries and is about 50x more common in corpora.

I think we could also make the definition much simpler, the English proverb is
enough
Diff:
- 入鄉隨俗 入乡随俗 [ru4 xiang1 sui2 su2] /When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do/When in Rome, do as the Romans do/
# + 入鄉隨俗 入乡随俗 [[ru4xiang1-sui2su2]] /(lit.) when you enter a country, follow the local customs; (fig.) when in Rome, do as the Romans do/
 
- 入境隨俗 入境随俗 [[ru4jing4-sui2su2]] /(lit.) when you enter a country, follow the local customs; (fig.) when in Rome, do as the Romans do/
# + 入境隨俗 入境随俗 [[ru4jing4-sui2su2]] /see 入鄉隨俗|入乡随俗[ru4xiang1-sui2su2]/
# Editor:
+ 入鄉隨俗 入乡随俗 [[ru4xiang1-sui2su2]] /(idiom) when in Rome, do as the Romans do/
+ 入境隨俗 入境随俗 [[ru4jing4-sui2su2]] /when in Rome, do as the Romans do/
By MDBG 2026
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