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Chinese
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(grass); disheveled
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to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother |
middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
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not; no
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to support with hand; to help someone up; to help
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and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright |
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蓬
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生
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麻
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中
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不
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扶
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而
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直
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| simp. #(蓬生麻中，不扶而直)
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蓬
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生
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麻
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中
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不
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扶
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而
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直
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Etymology
From Xunzi:
蓬生麻中，不扶而直；白沙在涅，與之俱黑。
蓬生麻中，不扶而直；白沙在涅，与之俱黑。 - From: Xunzi, c. 3rd century BCE
- Péng shēng má zhōng, bù fú ér zhí; báishā zài niè, yǔ zhī jù hēi.
- Likewise, when the peng vine grows among hemp plants, it goes up straight without being stood upright. When white sand is put into black mud, it also becomes black.
Pronunciation
Proverb
蓬生麻中，不扶而直
- one can become a good person by being in a good environment