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到什么山上唱什么歌

/ dào shén me shān shàng chàng shén me gē /
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Collocation

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应该到什么山上唱什么歌
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要学会到什么山上唱什么歌
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俗话说到什么山上唱什么歌

Definition

到什么山上唱什么歌

Literally means:

sing different songs on different mountain

Actually means:

be flexible and adaptable

It figuratively means adopting flexible methods in doing things according to actual situations.

比喻根据实际情况,采用灵活的方法办事。

Example

Often used as a minor sentence or as object.常 (作小句、宾语)
1
Dào
shénme
什么
shānshàng
山上
chàng
shénme
什么
  
,
dào
guówài
国外
bànshì
办事
  
,
guónèi
国内
guànyòng
惯用
de
tào
bàn
办法
duōbàn
多半
xíngbutōng
行不通
  

To what mountain to sing what song, to work abroad, the domestic customary set of methods is mostly not possible.

2
Wài
外资
企业
guóyíng
国营
企业
wánquán
完全
yàng
一样
  
,
gēn
zhè
liǎng
zhǒng
企业
jiāodào
打交道
  
,
yào
dào
shénme
什么
shānshàng
山上
chàng
shénme
什么
  
,
cǎiyòng
采用
tóng
不同
de
fāng
方法
duìdài
对待
  

Foreign-funded enterprises and state-owned enterprises are completely different, with these two enterprises to deal with, to what mountain to sing what song, using a different approach.

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俗语
shuō
  
,
dào
shénme
什么
shānshàng
山上
chàng
shénme
什么
  
,
men
你们
zhèzhǒng
这种
róng
羽绒服
dào
nánfāng
南方
mài
  
,
mǎi
de
rén
dāngrán
当然
duō
  

As the saying goes, to what mountain to sing what song, you take this down jacket to the south to sell, of course, not many people to buy.