The leopard cannot change its spots.
江山易改,本性難移。
發 音 | Pronounce
jiāng shān yì gǎi běn shìng nán yí |
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解 釋 | Explanation
山河的面貌隨年月而有變化,而人的稟賦性格卻根深蒂固。比喻人的本性極難改變。亦作「江山好改.秉性難移」、「江山易改,稟性難移」、「山河易改,本性難移」 。 |
英文解釋 | One will stay true to one’s nature, even if one pretends or claims otherwise. |
英文造句 | After our breakup, he came crawling back, trying to convince me that he’d changed, but I know that a leopard can’t change its spots. |