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江山易改，本性难移【jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí】

it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
you can't change who you are
Can the leopard change his spots?

江山易改，本性难移【jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí】

it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
you can't change who you are
Can the leopard change his spots?

江

HSK 45

含义large river; the Yangzi; surname

拼音jiāng

山

HSK 11

含义mountain, hill, peak

拼音shān

易

HSK 31

含义change; easy

拼音yì

改

HSK 22

含义change, alter; improve, remodel

拼音gǎi

本

HSK 11

含义root, origin, source; basis

拼音běn

性

HSK 33

含义nature, character, sex

拼音xìng

难

HSK 1

含义difficult, arduous, hard; unable

拼音nán

移

HSK 43

含义change place, shift; move about

拼音yí