万变不离其宗

Traditional: 萬變不離其宗

wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng

Dictionary entry

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

What does 万变不离其宗 mean?

万变不离其宗 (wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose

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万mòused in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]变biànto change · to become different 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-离chīmythical beast (archaic)其qíhis · her 宗Zōngsurname Zong

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