See 牛著是牛，牽到北京猶是牛 on Wiktionary
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"form": "牛着是牛，牵到北京犹是牛",
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}
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"expansion": "牛著是牛，牽到北京猶是牛",
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"literal_meaning": "An ox is an ox, even if it is brought to Beijing",
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},
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"glosses": [
"a leopard can't change its spots"
],
"id": "en-牛著是牛，牽到北京猶是牛-zh-proverb-YOmhX7gP",
"links": [
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"a leopard can't change its spots",
"a leopard can't change its spots"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Hokkien) a leopard can't change its spots"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"roman": "běnxìng nán yí",
"word": "江山易改，本性難移／江山易改，本性难移"
},
{
"roman": "jiāngshān yì gǎi, běnxìng nán yí",
"word": "江山易改，本性難移／江山易改，本性难移"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "牛著是牛，牽到北京也是牛"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "牛着是牛，牵到北京也是牛"
},
{
"word": "牛牽到北京也是牛"
},
{
"word": "牛牵到北京也是牛"
},
{
"word": "牛牽到佗位攏是牛"
},
{
"word": "牛牵到佗位拢是牛"
},
{
"word": "牛牽到佗落攏是牛"
},
{
"word": "牛牵到佗落拢是牛"
},
{
"word": "一歲生根，百歲牢老"
},
{
"word": "一岁生根，百岁牢老"
},
{
"word": "一歲生張，百歲牢老"
},
{
"word": "一岁生张，百岁牢老"
}
],
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"zh-pron": "gû tio̍h sī gû"
},
{
"zh-pron": "khan kàu Pak-kiaⁿ iá-sī gû"
},
{
"zh-pron": "khan kàu Pak-kiaⁿ iá-sǐ gû"
},
{
"zh-pron": "gû lo̍h sī gû"
},
{
"zh-pron": "khan kàu Pak-kiaⁿ iáu-sī gû"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "gû tio̍h sī gû"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "khan kàu Pak-kiaⁿ iá-sī gû"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "gû tio̍h sī gû"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "khan kàu Pak-kiann iá-sī gû"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɡu²⁴ tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu²⁴ kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kau²¹ pak̚³²⁻⁴ kiã⁴⁴ ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu²⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Xiamen"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "khan kàu Pak-kiaⁿ iá-sǐ gû"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "khan kàu Pak-kiann iá-sǐ gû"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɡu²⁴ tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² si⁴¹⁻²² ɡu²⁴ kʰan³³ kau⁴¹ pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiã³³ ia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²² ɡu²⁴/",
"tags": [
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"Min-Nan",
"Quanzhou"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "gû lo̍h sī gû"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "khan kàu Pak-kiaⁿ iáu-sī gû"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "gû lo̍h sī gû"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "khan kàu Pak-kiann iáu-sī gû"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɡu¹³ lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu¹³ kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kau²¹ pak̚³²⁻⁵ kiã⁴⁴ iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu¹³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Zhangzhou"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɡu²⁴ tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu²⁴ kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kau²¹ pak̚³²⁻⁴ kiã⁴⁴ ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu²⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɡu²⁴ tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² si⁴¹⁻²² ɡu²⁴ kʰan³³ kau⁴¹ pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiã³³ ia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²² ɡu²⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɡu¹³ lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu¹³ kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kau²¹ pak̚³²⁻⁵ kiã⁴⁴ iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu¹³/"
}
],
"word": "牛著是牛，牽到北京猶是牛"
}
{
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"form": "牛着是牛，牵到北京犹是牛",
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]
}
],
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"args": {
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},
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"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Chinese",
"lang_code": "zh",
"literal_meaning": "An ox is an ox, even if it is brought to Beijing",
"pos": "proverb",
"senses": [
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"categories": [
"Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
"Chinese lemmas",
"Chinese proverbs",
"Chinese terms spelled with 京",
"Chinese terms spelled with 到",
"Chinese terms spelled with 北",
"Chinese terms spelled with 是",
"Chinese terms spelled with 牛",
"Chinese terms spelled with 牽",
"Chinese terms spelled with 猶",
"Chinese terms spelled with 著",
"Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Hokkien Chinese",
"Hokkien lemmas",
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"glosses": [
"a leopard can't change its spots"
],
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]
],
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"(Hokkien) a leopard can't change its spots"
],
"tags": [
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]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"zh-pron": "gû tio̍h sī gû"
},
{
"zh-pron": "khan kàu Pak-kiaⁿ iá-sī gû"
},
{
"zh-pron": "khan kàu Pak-kiaⁿ iá-sǐ gû"
},
{
"zh-pron": "gû lo̍h sī gû"
},
{
"zh-pron": "khan kàu Pak-kiaⁿ iáu-sī gû"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "gû tio̍h sī gû"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Min-Nan",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "khan kàu Pak-kiaⁿ iá-sī gû"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "gû tio̍h sī gû"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "khan kàu Pak-kiann iá-sī gû"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɡu²⁴ tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu²⁴ kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kau²¹ pak̚³²⁻⁴ kiã⁴⁴ ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu²⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Xiamen"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "khan kàu Pak-kiaⁿ iá-sǐ gû"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "khan kàu Pak-kiann iá-sǐ gû"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɡu²⁴ tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² si⁴¹⁻²² ɡu²⁴ kʰan³³ kau⁴¹ pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiã³³ ia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²² ɡu²⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Quanzhou"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "gû lo̍h sī gû"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "khan kàu Pak-kiaⁿ iáu-sī gû"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "gû lo̍h sī gû"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "khan kàu Pak-kiann iáu-sī gû"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɡu¹³ lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu¹³ kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kau²¹ pak̚³²⁻⁵ kiã⁴⁴ iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu¹³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Zhangzhou"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɡu²⁴ tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu²⁴ kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kau²¹ pak̚³²⁻⁴ kiã⁴⁴ ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu²⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɡu²⁴ tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² si⁴¹⁻²² ɡu²⁴ kʰan³³ kau⁴¹ pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiã³³ ia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²² ɡu²⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɡu¹³ lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu¹³ kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kau²¹ pak̚³²⁻⁵ kiã⁴⁴ iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu¹³/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"roman": "běnxìng nán yí",
"word": "江山易改，本性難移／江山易改，本性难移"
},
{
"roman": "jiāngshān yì gǎi, běnxìng nán yí",
"word": "江山易改，本性難移／江山易改，本性难移"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "牛著是牛，牽到北京也是牛"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "牛着是牛，牵到北京也是牛"
},
{
"word": "牛牽到北京也是牛"
},
{
"word": "牛牵到北京也是牛"
},
{
"word": "牛牽到佗位攏是牛"
},
{
"word": "牛牵到佗位拢是牛"
},
{
"word": "牛牽到佗落攏是牛"
},
{
"word": "牛牵到佗落拢是牛"
},
{
"word": "一歲生根，百歲牢老"
},
{
"word": "一岁生根，百岁牢老"
},
{
"word": "一歲生張，百歲牢老"
},
{
"word": "一岁生张，百岁牢老"
}
],
"word": "牛著是牛，牽到北京猶是牛"
}
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