"死性不改" meaning in Chinese

See 死性不改 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /sei̯³⁵ sɪŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ kɔːi̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|phrase}} 死性不改
  1. to be too stubborn to change a bad habit
    Sense id: en-死性不改-zh-phrase-ZqsK7NJw Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "1": "zh",
        "2": "phrase"
      },
      "expansion": "死性不改",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be too stubborn to change a bad habit"
      ],
      "id": "en-死性不改-zh-phrase-ZqsK7NJw",
      "links": [
        [
          "stubborn",
          "stubborn"
        ],
        [
          "change",
          "change"
        ],
        [
          "bad",
          "bad"
        ],
        [
          "habit",
          "habit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sǐxìngbùgǎi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄙˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sei² sing³ bat¹ goi²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sǐxìngbùgǎi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄙˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sǐhsìngbùgǎi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ssŭ³-hsing⁴-pu⁴-kai³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sž-syìng-bù-gǎi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "syyshinqbugae"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sysinbugaj",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "сысинбугай"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sei² sing³ bat¹ goi²"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "séi sing bāt gói"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sei² sing³ bat⁷ goi²"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "séi² xing³ bed¹ goi²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sei̯³⁵ sɪŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ kɔːi̯³⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "死性不改"
}
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        "1": "zh",
        "2": "phrase"
      },
      "expansion": "死性不改",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese phrases",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese phrases",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 不",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 性",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 改",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 死",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin phrases",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be too stubborn to change a bad habit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stubborn",
          "stubborn"
        ],
        [
          "change",
          "change"
        ],
        [
          "bad",
          "bad"
        ],
        [
          "habit",
          "habit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sǐxìngbùgǎi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄙˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sei² sing³ bat¹ goi²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sǐxìngbùgǎi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄙˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sǐhsìngbùgǎi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ssŭ³-hsing⁴-pu⁴-kai³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sž-syìng-bù-gǎi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "syyshinqbugae"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sysinbugaj",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "сысинбугай"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sei² sing³ bat¹ goi²"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "séi sing bāt gói"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sei² sing³ bat⁷ goi²"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "séi² xing³ bed¹ goi²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sei̯³⁵ sɪŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ kɔːi̯³⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "死性不改"
}

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