近朱者赤，近墨者黑

jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi

Dictionary entry

those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)

What does 近朱者赤，近墨者黑 mean?

近朱者赤，近墨者黑 (jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)

2you are the product of your environment

Character breakdown

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近jìnnear · close to 朱Zhūsurname Zhu 者zhě(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... · (after a noun) person involved in ...赤chìred · scarlet 墨Mòsurname Mo · abbr. for 墨西哥[Mo4 xi1 ge1], Mexico 黑Hēishort name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]

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近朱者赤，近墨者黑

jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi

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