Gēnzhe hǎorén, xué hǎorén; (gēnzhe lǎohǔ, xué yǎo rén).

跟著好人學好人, (跟著老虎學咬人)。

Lit [When one] keeps good company, [one] learns to be good; ([when one] keeps company with tigers, [one] learns to bite people).

Fig One learns from the company one keeps.

Note [Rhyme; the first half is more commonly used alone; see also gēn hǔ jìn shān above and the following entry.]

Topics COMPANIONS COMPANY LEARNING rhyme TIGERS