Read Edit View history 橘逾淮而北为枳 júyúhuái'érběiwéizhǐ influence of environment Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 橘逾淮而北为枳/ 橘逾淮而北為枳 júyúhuái'érběiwéizhǐ influence of environment tangerines grown north of the Huai River turn into bitter trifoliate oranges; a metaphor for how environment changes the nature of things Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 淮枳/淮枳 → 橘逾淮而北为枳/橘逾淮而北為枳 Edit Delete
橘逾淮而北为枳/ 橘逾淮而北為枳 júyúhuái'érběiwéizhǐ influence of environment tangerines grown north of the Huai River turn into bitter trifoliate oranges; a metaphor for how environment changes the nature of things Edit Delete