到什么山上，唱什么歌

到什麼山上，唱什麼歌
dàoshénmeshānshàng,chàngshénmegē
  1. lit. whatever mountain one is on, one should sing its songs (idiom)
  2. fig. when in Rome, do as the Romans do

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Entry Composition

1 到 dào
  1. to reach; to arrive
  2. to leave for; to go to
  3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
  4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
  5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough
2 什么 shénme
  1. what?
  2. something; anything
3 山上 Shānshàng
  1. (～區) Shanshang (a district of Tainan, Taiwan)
  2. Shanshang (a district of Tainan, Taiwan)
  3. an orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 山上, Yamagami
4 唱 chàng
  1. to sing
  2. to call loudly
  3. to chant
5 什么 shénme
  1. what?
  2. something; anything
=6 歌 gē (bound form) to sing

classifiers: 首, 支
=6 歌 gē variant of 歌 gē

Related entries

入境随俗 rùjìngsuísú
  1. lit. when you enter a country, follow the local customs (idiom)
  2. fig. when in Rome, do as the Romans do