江山易改,本性難移 [-------难-]
Jyutping
gong1 saan1 ji6 goi2 , bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4
Pinyin
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
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proverb
a leopard can't change its spots
江山易改,本性難移 [-------难-]
Jyutping
gong1 saan1 ji6 goi2 bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4
Pinyin
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
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語句
形容人嘅習慣同性格好難改變
a leopard can't change its spots; one can't change his habits and character easily
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江山易改,稟性難移
江山易改,本性難移 [-------难-]
Jyutping
Pinyin
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
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it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
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you can't change who you are
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Can the leopard change his spots?
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Mandarin
江山易改,本性难移。
江山易改,本性難移。
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí 。
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A leopard never changes its spots.
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Cantonese
江山易改,本性难移。
江山易改,本性難移。
gong1 saan1 ji6 goi2 , bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4 。
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Cantonese
你叫佢戒烟佢都唔系一日就戒到㗎。开讲都有话:江山易改,本性难移啊。
你叫佢戒煙佢都唔係一日就戒到㗎。開講都有話:江山易改,本性難移啊。
nei5 giu3 keoi5 gaai3 jin1 keoi5 dou1 m4 hai6 jat1 jat6 zau6 gaai3 dou2 gaa3. hoi1 gong2 dou1 jau5 waa6: gong1 saan1 ji6 goi2, bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4 aa3.
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Even if you ask him to give up smoking, he can't change overnight. So as the saying goes, the leopard cannot change its spots.