Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

nhập giang tùy khúc, nhập gia tùy tục

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

Enter the river by its bends, the house by its customs — adapt to each place's own grain.

Literally: entering the river follow its bends; entering the house follow its ways

Examples

Sang đó thì theo nếp đó, nhập giang tùy khúc nhập gia tùy tục.There, do as they do — follow the river's bends, the house's rules.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “nhập giang tùy khúc, nhập gia tùy tục” mean?

Enter the river by its bends, the house by its customs — adapt to each place's own grain. Literally: entering the river follow its bends; entering the house follow its ways

Is “nhập giang tùy khúc, nhập gia tùy tục” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.