江
山
易
改
本
性
难
移
j
i
ā
n
g
j
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ā
n
g
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h
ā
n
s
h
ā
n
y
ì
y
ì
g
á
i
g
ǎ
i
b
ě
n
b
ě
n
x
ì
n
g
x
ì
n
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n
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y
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Definitions
1. one's personality is harder to change than mountains and rivers
Components
江山
Jiāng shān
–
PN:Jiangshan county level city in Quzhou 衢州[Qu2 zhou1], Zhejiang
易
Yì
–
surname Yi
改
gǎi
–
to change
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
–
It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.