近朱近墨 — Chinese idiom
近朱近墨
jìn zhū jìn mò
Meaning
- one is judged by the company one keeps
Character by character
- 近jìnto approach; near, close; intimate
- 朱zhūcinnabar, vermilion; surname
- 近jìnto approach; near, close; intimate
- 墨mòink; writing; Mexico
Idioms sharing a character
- 不近人情 bù jìn rén qíng
- 平易近人 píng yì jìn rén
- 急功近利 jí gōng jìn lì
- 言近旨远 yán jìn zhǐ yuǎn
- 贵远贱近 guì yuǎn jiàn jìn
- 近在咫尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ
- 近水楼台 jìn shuǐ lóu tái
- 远近皆知 yuǎn jìn jiē zhī
- 朱云折槛 zhū yún zhé jiàn
- 皓齿朱唇 hào chǐ zhū chún
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