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Those who are close to red are also close to those who are silent. What is the meaning of the famous aphorism?

The word is red when it is close to vermilion, and black when it is close to ink.

Pronunciation jìn zhū zhě chì, jìn mò zhě hēi

The meaning depends on the redness of cinnabar, The one that leans on the ink becomes black. It is a metaphor that getting close to good people can make people become good, and getting close to bad people can make people bad. It means that the objective environment has a great influence on people.

Source from Jin·Fu Xuan's "Prince Shaofu's Proverbs": "Therefore, those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black; if the sound is harmonious, the sound will be clear, and if the shape is straight, the shadow will be straight."

The example turns out to be ~ Zhu Ying waits for the lady every day, reading and literacy in her spare time while sewing the bed, this is quite common. (Qing Dynasty, Anonymous' "West Lake Episode 2: A Coincidental Marriage at Saxuetang")