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本性

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běn xìng

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Words Containing 本性

本性难移
běn xìng nán yí

It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.

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)

Child Words of 本性

本
běn

root

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