近朱者赤，近墨者黑 in English jin4 zhu1 zhe3 chi4 , jin4 mo4 zhe3 hei1 Meaning

Meanings

  • those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiomatic expression)
  • you are the product of your environment

Simplified Characters

近 朱 者 赤 ， 近 墨 者 黑

Traditional Characters

近 朱 者 赤 ， 近 墨 者 黑

Pinyin

jin4 zhu1 zhe3 chi4 , jin4 mo4 zhe3 hei1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

近jin4near 朱zhu1surname Zhu 者zhe3(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 赤chi4red ， 近jin4near 墨mo4surname Mo 者zhe3(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 黑hei1abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]