本性难移

běn xìng nán yí

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1. It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
2. Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)

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Words Containing 本性难移

• 江山易改，本性难移 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 本性难移

• 性 性 xìng: characteristic
• 本 本 běn: root
• 移 移 yí: to move
• 难 难 nán: difficult (to...)
• 难 难 nàn: disaster