입향순속

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 입향수속(入鄕隨俗) (iphyangsusok)

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 入 (“enter”) + 鄉 (“countryside”) + 循 (“follow”) + 俗 (“custom”), paraphrased from the second-century-BCE Chinese essay collection Huainanzi.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ipʰja̠ŋsʰunsʰo̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [이퍙순속]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?iphyangsunsok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?ibhyangsunsog
    McCune–Reischauer?iphyangsunsok
    Yale Romanization?ip.hyangswunsok

    Noun

    입향순속 • (iphyangsunsok) (hanja 入鄉循俗)

    1. (the fact that) a traveler ought to follow local traditions; (the fact that one must,) when in Rome, do as the Romans do

    Synonyms

    • (when in Rome, do as the Romans do):, 입경문금(入境問禁) (ipgyeongmun'geum), 입국문금(入國問禁) (ipgungmun'geum)
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