屢教不改

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Chinese

not; no
to change; to alter; to transform
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
 
trad. (屢教不改) 屢教
simp. (屡教不改) 屡教

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Idiom

屢教不改

  1. to have been taught many times, but still do wrong anyway; to be incorrigible
    屢教不改明明禮貌 [Cantonese, trad.]
    屡教不改明明礼貌 [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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