He who is close to Zhu is red, and he who is close to Mo is black(jìn zhū zhě chì，jìn mò zhě hēi)

He who is close to Zhu is red, and he who is close to Mo is black

In pinyin, J ì nzh ū zh ě ch ì, J ì nm ò zh ě h ē I comes from: therefore, red is near to Zhu, black is near to Mo; harmony is clear, regular and straight. The prince Shaofu Zhen by Fu Xuan of Jin Dynasty is red by cinnabar and black by ink. Metaphor close to the good will make themselves better, close to the bad will make themselves worse.

Idiom information

[Tongyun CI] the heart is as cold as ashes, the rain is scattered and the clouds are flying, the danger of tired chess, idle right and idle wrong, the superiority and inferiority of the elder and the young, the disgrace of fame, the danger of anxious people, no matter right and wrong, a word comes out, it's hard to catch up, do evil One who mix with very much will turn red, one who together spitch shall be defined here with

Idioms and allusions

Fu Xuan, a litterateur and philosopher of Jin Dynasty, pointed out in the prince Shaofu's admonition that "if you are close to Zhu, you will be red; if you are close to Mo, you will be black; if you are harmonious, you will have clear sound, regular shape and straight shadow." Tell people that a person living in a good environment will be affected by good, living in a bad environment will also be affected by bad, emphasize the impact of the environment on people.

Examples of Idioms

It turns out that people who are close to Zhu are red, and people who are close to ink are black. Zhu Ying attends miss every day, embroiders her bed, reads and reads, which is quite common. Wu Mingshi in Qing Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

It can't be read as "m ì". It can't be read as "Yi" or "Jin".

Chinese PinYin : jìn zhū zhě chì，jìn mò zhě hēi