Dào shénme shān shàng, chàng shénme gē.*

到什麼山上, 唱什麼歌。

Lit Whatever mountain [one] visits, [one should] sing its songs.

Fig One should follow the local customs or act appropriately according to the immediate situation. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”

Note [Cf. Mao Zedong's essay “Fǎnduì Dǎng Bāgǔ”; see also rùjìng wèn jìn below.]

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