近朱者赤,近墨者黑
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near; close (to); approximately | surname; vermilion | ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth) | red; scarlet; bare red; scarlet; bare; naked |
near; close (to); approximately | China ink; ink stick; (abbrev.) | ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth) | black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.) | |||
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trad. (近朱者赤,近墨者黑) | 近 | 朱 | 者 | 赤 | , | 近 | 墨 | 者 | 黑 | |
simp. #(近朱者赤,近墨者黑) | 近 | 朱 | 者 | 赤 | , | 近 | 墨 | 者 | 黑 | |
Literally: “Proximity to cinnabar makes one red, to pitch makes one black.” |
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近朱者赤,近墨者黑
- Different environments provide different influences; who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl