积习难改
jī​xí​nán​gǎi

old habits die hard

  • created reference approved 积习难改/積習難改 → 积重难返/積重難返 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    积习难改 / 積習難改 jī​xí​nán​gǎi

    积重难返 / 積重難返 jī​zhòng​nán​fǎn

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 积习难改/積習難改 · jī​xí​nán​gǎi · old habits die hard — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    积习难改 / 積習難改

    jī​xí​nán​gǎi

    old habits die hard

    Old habits or long-established practices are difficult to change or break.

    积习 (literal) → 积习/積習 · jī​xí · old habits 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult 改 (literal) → 改 · gǎi · to correct

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense