[jìn zhū zhě chì, jìn mò zhě hēi, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓㄨ ㄓㄜˇ ㄔˋ, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄏㄟ, 近朱者赤，近墨者黑] proximity to cinnabar makes you red, to pitch makes you black (成语 saw, from Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修); different environments provide different influence.; Nurture determines a person's character. [Add to Longdo]