近朱者赤，近墨者黑

Chinese
near; close (to); approximately surname; vermilion ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth)
 
red; scarlet; bare; naked
 near; close (to); approximately China ink; ink stick; abbrev. for Mexico ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth) black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.)
simp. and trad.
(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.”

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jìn zhū zhě chì, jìn mò zhě hēi
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓㄨ ㄓㄜˇ ㄔˋ, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄏㄟ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): gan6 zyu1 ze2 cek3, gan6 mak6 ze2 hak1
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: jìn zhū zhě chì, jìn mò zhě hēi
      • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓㄨ ㄓㄜˇ ㄔˋ, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄏㄟ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinn ju jee chyh, jinn moh jee hei
      • IPA (key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/
  • Cantonese

Phrase

近朱者赤，近墨者黑

  1. Different environments provide different influences; who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl
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