「近朱者赤，近墨者黑」
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| Pronunciation： | gan6 zyu1 ze2 cek3 gan6 mak6 ze2 haak1 gan6 zyu1 ze2 cek3 gan6 mak6 ze2 hak1 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
近 near; close; a verb read as gan6; recent; current 朱 red; one in triad jargon 者 the people who; -er 赤 red (colour); bare; naked; ingenuous; candid; sincere; genuine; to feel dull pain; to ache 近 near; close; a verb read as gan6; recent; current 墨 ink; Chinese ink; ink (of ball pen) 者 the people who; -er 黑 black; dark; unfortunate; unlucky; triad |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
an expression implying how people are influenced by their companions; literally "those close to cinnabar turn red and those to ink black"
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