江山易改，本性难移

jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí

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释义

  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?

江山易改，本性难移 的构成词

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