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近墨者黑,近朱者赤
  gan6 mak6 ze2 hak1, gan6 zyu ze2 cik3   jyutping
  jin4 mo4 zhe3 hei1, jin4 zhu1 zhe3 chi4   pinyin
you become like the people you hang out or mingle with; bad friends corrupt good character

Idiom

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
近墨者黑,近朱者赤

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Characters in this word:

 gan6 kan5  -  near; close
 mak6  -  ink; black; learning; embezzle
 ze2  -  he who; those who
 hak1 haak1  -  black; dark; secret; wicked
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 gan6 kan5  -  near; close
 zyu1  -  red; cinnabar; vermilion
 ze2  -  he who; those who
 cek3 cik3  -  red; naked; loyal; aching; icy
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