狗改不了吃屎
Dictionary entry
lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom)
What does 狗改不了吃屎 mean?
狗改不了吃屎 (gǒu gǎi bù liǎo chī shǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom)
2fig. bad habits are hard to change
Character breakdown
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狗gǒudog · CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]改gǎito change · to alter不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-了le(completed action marker) · (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)屎shǐfeces; excrement; a stool · (bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye etc)
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