黑炭洗不白，金子染不黑黑炭洗不白，金子染不黑黑炭洗不白，金子染不黑

black charcoal can't be washed white; gold can't be dyed black

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: The basic nature of a thing doesn't change. Close to 'a leopard can't change its spots'.

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Simplified: 黑炭洗不白，金子染不黑
Pinyin: hēitàn xǐ bù bái, jīnzi rǎn bù hēi
Bopomofo: ㄏㄟㄊㄢˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄞˊ，ㄐㄧㄣ ˙ㄗㄖㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄟ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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