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橘生淮南枳生淮北
[jú shēng huái nán zhĭ shēng huái bĕi]
Orange grows south of Huai River while citron only grows north of it. An old saying in China which implies people are influenced and shaped profoundly by different circumstances where they grow up.
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橘落淮南终成枳
[jú luò huái nán zhōng chéng zhĭ]
Taken from a famous Chinese saying meaning An orange falls south of the Huai River and eventually ...
橘生淮南则为橘橘落淮北则为枳
[jú shēng huái nán zé wéi jú jú luò huái bĕi zé wéi zhĭ]
Derived from an ancient Chinese saying meaning An orange grows in Southern Huai but turns into a bitter ...
淮南生橘
[huái nán shēng jú]
Literally oranges grow in Huainan this name alludes to an ancient Chinese text which mentioned the ...