江山易改，本性难移

jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí

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Definiciones

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

Palabras que componen 江山易改，本性难移

山
shān

mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])

改
gǎi

to change

本
běn

root

本性
běn xìng
江
jiāng

river

移
yí

to move

难
nán

difficult (to...)

难
nàn

disaster

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
jiāng shān

Jiangshan, county-level city in Quzhou 衢州[qú zhōu], Zhejiang