「江山易改,本性難移 / 江山易改,稟性難移」
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Individual Character Meaning: |
江 big river 山 hill; mountain; grave; graveyard 易 easy; to exchange; change; easy (to do) 改 to change; to alter; to fix; to name 本 (measure); this; our; funds; books; (of books) version; edition; source; origin 性 sex; sex((male or Female); -ity((visibility,possibility,vitality,etc.)); -ity; gender; property; nature; quality; sexual activity; human nature; character; conscience 難 difficult; disaster; hard; catastrophe; calamity; suffering; generally, trouble 移 to move; to remove; to shift |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
a leopard can't change its spots; one can't change his habits and character easily
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