江山易改,本性難移

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Chinese

change; easy; simple
 
to change; to alter; to transform
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
one's inherent nature
 
disaster; distress; to scold
disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
 
to move; to shift; to change
to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove
trad. (江山易改,本性難移) 江山 本性
simp. (江山易改,本性难移) 江山 本性
Literally: “The rivers and mountains are easily altered, but one's inherent nature is difficult to change”.

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江山易改,本性難移

  1. a leopard can't change its spots

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