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The Chinese phrase

近朱者赤, 近墨者黑。
is pronounced
Jìn zhū zhě chì, jìn mò zhě hēi.
means
One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black.
  • The literal translation of this phrase is: 'One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black. It used to descibe that approaching good people can make people good, approaching bad people can make people bad.'