本性难移

Traditional: 本性難移

běn xìng nán yí

Dictionary entry

It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.

What does 本性难移 mean?

本性难移 (běn xìng nán yí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.

2Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)

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本běn(bound form) root; stem · (bound form) origin; source 性xìngnature · character 难nándifficult (to...) · problem 移yíto move · to shift

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本性难移

běn xìng nán yí

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