江山易改禀性难移

jiāng shān yì gǎi bǐng xìng nán yí

释义

1. rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder

江山易改禀性难移 的构成词

• 山 shān: mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])
• 改 gǎi: to change
• 江 jiāng: river
• 移 yí: to move
• 难 nán: difficult (to...)
• 难 nàn: disaster
• 江山 jiāng shān: Jiangshan, county-level city in Quzhou 衢州[qú zhōu], Zhejiang
• 禀 bǐng: to make a report (to a superior)
• 禀性 bǐng xìng: natural disposition