입향순속
Korean
editAlternative forms
edit- 입향수속(入鄕隨俗) (iphyangsusok)
Etymology
editSino-Korean word from 入 (“enter”) + 鄉 (“countryside”) + 循 (“follow”) + 俗 (“custom”), paraphrased from the second-century BC Chinese essay collection Huainanzi.
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ipʰja̠ŋsʰunsʰo̞k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [이퍙순속]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | iphyangsunsok |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ibhyangsunsog |
McCune–Reischauer? | iphyangsunsok |
Yale Romanization? | ip.hyangswunsok |
Noun
edit입향순속 • (iphyangsunsok) (hanja 入鄉循俗)
- (the fact that) a traveler ought to follow local traditions; (the fact that one must,) when in Rome, do as the Romans do
Synonyms
edit- (when in Rome, do as the Romans do):, 입경문금(入境問禁) (ipgyeongmun'geum), 입국문금(入國問禁) (ipgungmun'geum)