江山易改，本性难移
jiāng​shān​yì​gǎi​běn​xìng​nán​yí

you can't change who you are

jiāng​shān​yì​gǎi​běn​xìng​nán​yí you can't change who you are
  1. 江山 jiāng​shān
    landscape
    rivers and mountains; the natural scenery of a country
  2. 易 yì noun
    to change
    to change; to alter; to replace
  3. 改 gǎi verb
    to change
    to change, alter, or transform; to switch from one thing to another
  4. ， běn
    non-Chinese
  5. 本性 běn​xìng noun
    nature
    natural instincts; inherent quality or character
  6. 难 難 nán adjective
    difficult
    difficult; hard to do; troublesome; not easy; problematic; the opposite of 容易 róng​yì
  7. 移 yí verb
    to change
    To change, alter, or transform (e.g., of one's nature, customs, or positions)

jiāng​shān​yì​gǎi​běn​xìng​nán​yí a leopard cannot change its spots
  1. 江山 jiāng​shān
    landscape
    rivers and mountains; the natural scenery of a country
  2. 易 yì adjectiveadverb
    easy
    easy; not difficult; simple; also used as a prefix equivalent to the English suffix "-able" or "-ible"
  3. 改 gǎi verb
    to change
    to change, alter, or transform; to switch from one thing to another
  4. ， běn
    non-Chinese
  5. 本性 běn​xìng noun
    nature
    natural instincts; inherent quality or character
  6. 难 難 nán adjective
    difficult
    difficult; hard to do; troublesome; not easy; problematic; the opposite of 容易 róng​yì
  7. 移 yí verb
    to change
    To change, alter, or transform (e.g., of one's nature, customs, or positions)