yī​tiáo​dào​zǒu​dào​hēi

to stick to one's ways

  1. numeral
    one
    one; the number 1; single; alone
  2. tiáo measure word
    [long/narrow things]
    Measure word for long, thin, or narrow items such as rivers, roads, snakes, fish, or trousers; also used for certain abstract things like items of news, suggestions, or lives.
  3. road
    road; path; way
  4. to walk
    to move on foot; to walk; to travel at a moderate pace
  5. dào preposition
    to
    used as a preposition meaning "to", "until", or "up to"
  6. hēi adjectiveverb
    dark
    lacking light; dim; night or nightfall