created reference approved 江山易改，本性难移/江山易改，本性難移 → 江山易改，禀性难移/江山易改，稟性難移 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
江山易改，本性难移 / 江山易改，本性難移 jiāngshānyìgǎiběnxìngnányí
江山易改，禀性难移 / 江山易改，稟性難移 jiāngshānyìgǎibǐngxìngnányí
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 江山易改，本性难移/江山易改，本性難移 · jiāngshānyìgǎiběnxìngnányí · a leopard cannot change its spots — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
江山易改，本性难移 / 江山易改，本性難移
jiāngshānyìgǎiběnxìngnányí
a leopard cannot change its spots
rivers and mountains are easy to change, but a person's nature is hard to alter; it is difficult to change one's fundamental character
江山 (literal) → 江山 · jiāngshān · landscape 易 (literal) → 易 · yì · easy 改 (literal) → 改 · gǎi · to change ， (non_chinese) 本性 (literal) → 本性 · běnxìng · nature 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult 移 (literal) → 移 · yí · to change
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 江山易改，本性难移/江山易改，本性難移 · jiāngshānyìgǎiběnxìngnányí · you can't change who you are — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
江山易改，本性难移 / 江山易改，本性難移
jiāngshānyìgǎiběnxìngnányí
you can't change who you are
(idiom) it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character; used to emphasize that a person's nature is deeply rooted and difficult to change
江山 (literal) → 江山 · jiāngshān · landscape 易 (literal) → 易 · yì · to change 改 (literal) → 改 · gǎi · to change ， (non_chinese) 本性 (literal) → 本性 · běnxìng · nature 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult 移 (literal) → 移 · yí · to change
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition