本性难移
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.; Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
idiom
Traditional: 本性難移
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- (idiom) It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
- Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
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Related Words
一反常态(yī fǎn cháng tài)· complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
→一改故辙(yī gǎi gù zhé)· complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
→一天一个样(yī tiān yī ge yàng)· to change from day to day
→不用找(bù yòng zhǎo)· "keep the change" (restaurant expression)
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