入屋叫人，入廟拜神

Chinese
to enter a house to call out someone's name in salutation to enter temple; monastery to worship a deity; to offer sacrifices to a deity
trad. (入屋叫人，入廟拜神) 入屋 叫人 ， 入 廟 拜神
simp. (入屋叫人，入庙拜神) 入屋 叫人 ， 入 庙 拜神
Literally: “when entering a house, call out someone's names in salutation; when entering a temple, worship the deity”.

Pronunciation

Proverb

入屋叫人，入廟拜神

  1. (Cantonese) when in Rome, do as the Romans do
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