The change of silk through dyeing; a metaphor for how initially similar individuals or things become different due to environmental influence or upbringing.
小明和他的堂兄从小一起长大，但后来因为不同的求学环境和交友圈子，性情和志向都大相径庭，这正是“染丝之变”的体现。
Xiao Ming and his cousin grew up together, but later, due to different educational environments and social circles, their temperaments and ambitions became vastly different. This perfectly illustrates "the change of dyed silk."
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