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本性难移

běnxìngnányí

Traditional: 本性難移

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)

Character Breakdown

本
běn
root, origin, source; basis
HSK 1
性
xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
HSK 4
难
nán
hard, difficult, arduous; unable
HSK 3
移
yí
to shift, to move about, to drift
HSK 5

Additional Information

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Chinese
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