近朱者赤，近墨者黑
Traditional form:
近朱者赤，近墨者黑
Pinyin (reading):
jìnzhūzhěchì,jìnmòzhěhēi
Definitions:
- those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
- you are the product of your environment
Characters:
- 近 - to approach; near, close; intimate
- 朱 - cinnabar, vermilion; surname
- 者 - that which; they who; those who
- 赤 - red, scarlet; blushing; bare, naked
- 近 - to approach; near, close; intimate
- 墨 - ink; writing; Mexico
- 者 - that which; they who; those who
- 黑 - black; dark; evil, sinister
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