乌鸦擦粉照样黑 烏鴉擦粉照樣黑 烏鴉擦粉照樣黑

a crow powdered is still black

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
A bad person's true nature cannot be hidden by disguises. Critical.
Simplified
乌鸦擦粉照样黑
Traditional (Taiwan)
烏鴉擦粉照樣黑
Pinyin
wūyā cā fěn zhàoyàng hēi
Bopomofo
ㄨ ㄧㄚ ㄘㄚ ㄈㄣˇ ㄓㄠˋ ㄧㄤˋ ㄏㄟ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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