| 近朱者赤，近墨者黑 |
jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi |
those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom) / you are the product of your environment |
| 近 |
jìn |
near / close to / approximately |
| 朱 |
Zhū |
surname Zhu |
| 朱 |
zhū |
vermilion |
| 朱 |
zhū |
(bound form) cinnabar |
| 者 |
zhě |
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 后 or 前 to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this |
| 赤 |
chì |
red / scarlet / bare / naked |
| 近 |
jìn |
near / close to / approximately |
| 墨 |
Mò |
surname Mo / abbr. for 墨西哥, Mexico |
| 墨 |
mò |
ink stick / China ink / CL:块 / corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead |
| 墨者 |
Mò zhě |
Mohist / follower of Mohist school |
| 者 |
zhě |
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 后 or 前 to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this |
| 黑 |
Hēi |
abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龙江 |
| 黑 |
hēi |
black / dark / sinister / secret / shady / illegal / to hide (sth) away / to vilify / (loanword) to hack (computing) |