江山易改，本性難移

江山易改，本性难移
jiāngshānyìgǎi,běnxìngnányí
  1. it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
  2. you can't change who you are
  3. Can the leopard change his spots?

CEDICT

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 本性難移 běnxìngnányí
  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)

Related entries

本性難移 běnxìngnányí
  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)