[近朱者赤,近墨者黑, jìn zhū zhě chì, jìn mò zhě hēiㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓㄨ ㄓㄜˇ ㄔˋ, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄏㄟ] 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., See Also: 成语, 歐陽修, 欧阳修