Gēnzhe wǎjiang shuì sān tiān; bù huì gài fáng, yě huì bān zhuān.

跟著瓦匠睡三天, 不會蓋房, 也會搬磚。

Lit [If you] stay with bricklayers for three nights, [you] may not learn how to build houses, [but] at least [you'll] learn how to carry bricks.

Fig One is influenced by those one spends time with.

Note [See also āizhe tiějiang and gēnzhe hǎorén above and rù háng sān rì and sān tiān zhù zài and shú dú Tángshī below.]

Topics COMPANIONS INFLUENCES LEARNING