橘生淮南则为橘

橘生淮南則為橘
Jú shēng Huáinán zé wéi jú
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 oranges grown south of the Huai River are oranges
  2. 2 environment transforms nature
  3. 3 line from the Yanzi Chunqiu illustrating how context shapes character

Examples

HSK 3
Tóngyàng de yuángōng, zài bùtóng gōngsī biǎoxiàn wánquán bùtóng, zhēnshì júshēnghuáinánzéwéijú.
The same employees perform entirely differently at different companies - environment really does make the fruit.
HSK 7-9
Júshēnghuáinánzéwéijú, shēngyúhuáiběizéwéizhǐ, huánjìng sùzào rén.
Oranges south of the Huai become oranges; north of it, trifoliate oranges - environment shapes people.

Tips

history
出自《晏子春秋·内篇杂下》晏子出使楚国淮南淮北反驳楚王嘲讽环境影响

Stroke Order

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