蓬生麻中，不扶而直

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Chinese

(grass); disheveled
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)
 
 not; no to support with hand; to help someone up; to help
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
 
trad. (蓬生麻中，不扶而直) 蓬 生 麻 中 ， 不 扶 而 直
simp. #(蓬生麻中，不扶而直) 蓬 生 麻 中 ， 不 扶 而 直

Etymology

From Xunzi:

蓬生麻中，不扶而直；白沙在涅，與之俱黑。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
蓬生麻中，不扶而直；白沙在涅，与之俱黑。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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

  1. one can become a good person by being in a good environment
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