江山易改稟性難移

江山易改禀性难移
jiāngshānyìgǎibǐngxìngnányí
rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder

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Entry Composition

1 江山 jiāngshān
  1. rivers and mountains
  2. landscape
  3. country
  4. state power
2 易 yì
  1. easy
  2. amiable
  3. to change
  4. to exchange
  5. prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"
3 改 gǎi
  1. to change
  2. to alter
  3. to transform
  4. to correct
4 稟性 bǐngxìng natural disposition
5 難 nán
  1. difficult (to...)
  2. problem
  3. difficulty
  4. difficult
  5. not good
6 移 yí
  1. to move
  2. to shift
  3. to change
  4. to alter
  5. to remove