本性难移 — “It's hard to change one's inherent nature or character”
本性难移 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it's hard to change one's inherent nature or character”. One's true colors are difficult to alter. Literally, “inherent nature difficult to change”.
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他虽然嘴上说要改，但总是三天打鱼两天晒网，看来真是本性难移啊。
Although he claimed he would change, he always worked for three days and then took two off; it seems his inherent nature is truly hard to alter.
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- běn本gù固zhī枝róng荣firm foundation ensures flourishing development
- běn本gù固bāng邦níng宁A stable society comes from content people
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- běn本zhī支bǎi百shì世main lineage thriving for generations
- běn本mò末dào倒zhì置put the cart before the horse
- běn本mò末yuán源liú流the whole story from start to finish
- běn本běn本zhǔ主yì义rigid adherence to book knowledge
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What does 本性难移 mean?
本性难移 (běn xìng nán yí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it's hard to change one's inherent nature or character”.
How do you pronounce 本性难移?
本性难移 is pronounced běn xìng nán yí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 本性难移 literally mean?
Literally, 本性难移 means “inherent nature difficult to change”. It is used to mean “it's hard to change one's inherent nature or character”.
What is the Chinese definition of 本性难移?
移：改变。本质难于改变。