狗改不了吃屎
gǒu​gǎi​bù​liǎo​chī​shǐ

bad habits are hard to change

  • created sense approved 狗改不了吃屎 · gǒu​gǎi​bù​liǎo​chī​shǐ · bad habits are hard to change — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    狗改不了吃屎

    gǒu​gǎi​bù​liǎo​chī​shǐ

    bad habits are hard to change

    literally meaning a dog cannot stop himself from eating excrement; used to describe a person who is stuck in their ways or unable to change their deep-seated bad habits

    狗 (literal) → 狗 · gǒu · dog 改 (literal) → 改 · gǎi · to correct 不了 (literal) → 不了 · bù​liǎo · unable to 吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to eat 屎 (literal) → 屎 · shǐ · stool

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