làng theo thể-lệ làng, nước theo thể-lệ nước
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Meaning · English
One must adapt to local customs and rules
Literally: village follows village's style, country follows country's style
Examples
Khi sang Mỹ, anh phải làng theo thể-lệ làng, nước theo thể-lệ nước để hòa nhậpWhen in the US, he had to adapt to local customs to fit in
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “làng theo thể-lệ làng, nước theo thể-lệ nước” mean?
One must adapt to local customs and rules Literally: village follows village's style, country follows country's style
Is “làng theo thể-lệ làng, nước theo thể-lệ nước” formal or informal?
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