jī​zhòng​nán​fǎn

bad habits die hard

  1. long-standing
    (bound form) age-old; long-pending; describes something formed over a long period, such as a habit or a grudge
  2. zhòng adjective
    serious
    (bound form) serious; grave; severe
  3. nán adjective
    difficult
    difficult; hard to do; troublesome; not easy; problematic; the opposite of 容易 róng​yì
  4. fǎn verbnoun
    to return
    to return; to go or come back to a place