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万变不离其宗

wànbiànbùlíqízōng

Traditional: 萬變不離其宗

many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose

Character Breakdown

万
wàn
ten thousand; innumerable
HSK 3
变
biàn
to change, to transform, to alter; rebel
HSK 3
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
离
lí
rare beast; strange; elegant
HSK 2
其
qí
his, her, its, their; that
HSK 3
宗
zōng
ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect
HSK 6

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