gần mực thì đen, gần đèn thì rạng

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Etymology

Compare Chinese 近朱者赤,近墨者黑 (cận chu giả xích, cận mặc giả hắc).

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gần mực thì đen, gần đèn thì rạng

  1. (literal) being around ink makes you black, being around a lamp makes you bright
  2. (figurative) being around bad people makes you bad, being around good people makes you good