입향순속

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Korean

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from (enter) + (countryside) + (follow) + (custom), paraphrased from the second-century BC Chinese essay collection Huainanzi.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?iphyangsunsok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ibhyangsunsog
McCune–Reischauer?iphyangsunsok
Yale Romanization?ip.hyangswunsok

Noun

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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

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