近朱者赤，近墨者黑

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 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

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• 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
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gan⁶ zyu¹ ze² cek³, gan⁶ mak⁶ ze² hak¹
    • Yale: gahn jyū jé chek, gahn mahk jé hāk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gan⁶ dzy¹ dze² tsek⁸, gan⁶ mak⁹ dze² hak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: gen⁶ ju¹ zé² cég³, gen⁶ meg⁶ zé² heg¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kɐn²² t͡ʃyː⁵⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵ t͡sʰɛːk̚³ kɐn²² mɐk̚² t͡sɛː³⁵ hɐk̚⁵/

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