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近朱者赤，近墨者黑
jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi
What 近朱者赤，近墨者黑 means
- those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
- you are the product of your environment
The characters in 近朱者赤，近墨者黑
- 近jìnnear; close to; approximately
- 朱zhūvermilion
- 者zhě(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er
- 赤chìred; scarlet; bare
- 近jìnnear; close to; approximately
- 墨mòink stick; China ink; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the…
- 者zhě(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er
- 黑hēiblack; dark; sinister
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