山河易改，本性难移山河易改，本性難移山河易改，本性難移

mountains and rivers are easy to change, a person's nature hard to shift

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: A person's character can hardly be changed. Like 'a leopard can't change its spots'.

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Simplified: 山河易改，本性难移
Traditional (Taiwan): 山河易改，本性難移
Pinyin: shānhéyìgǎi, běnxìngnányí
Bopomofo: ㄕㄢㄏㄜˊ ㄧˋ ㄍㄞˇ，ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˊ

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