本性難移

bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4

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)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
  2. Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)

Written Forms

本性難移Traditional · Main Form
本性难移Alternate Form

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