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Chinese
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not; no
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to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct |
| trad. (屢教不改)
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屢教
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不
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改
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| simp. (屡教不改)
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屡教
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不
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改
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Pronunciation
Idiom
屢教不改
- to have been taught many times, but still do wrong anyway; to be incorrigible
佢屢教不改㗎，明明識禮貌都唔守。 [Cantonese, trad.]
佢屡教不改㗎，明明识礼貌都唔守。 [Cantonese, simp.]- keoi5 leoi5 gaau3 bat1 goi2 gaa3, ming4 ming4 sik1 lai5 maau6 dou1 m4 sau2.
- He does wrong after being taught many times; he knows politeness rules, but he doesn't follow them anyway.
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