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; nakednear; 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
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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 t͡ɕyː⁵⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵ t͡sʰɛːk̚³ kɐn²² mɐk̚² t͡sɛː³⁵ hɐk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Phrase
近朱者赤，近墨者黑
- Different environments provide different influences; who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl
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