江山易改，本性難移 in Chinese

IPA: /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ i⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹ nän³⁵ i³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kɔːŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ jiː²² kɔːi̯³⁵ puːn³⁵ sɪŋ³³ naːn²¹ jiː²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ i⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹ nän³⁵ i³⁵/, /kɔːŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ jiː²² kɔːi̯³⁵ puːn³⁵ sɪŋ³³ naːn²¹ jiː²¹/ Chinese transliterations: jiāngshān yì gǎi [Mandarin, Pinyin], běnxìng nán yí [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄐㄧㄤㄕㄢㄧˋ ㄍㄞˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], gong¹ saan¹ ji⁶ goi², bun² sing³ naan⁴ ji⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], jiāngshān yì gǎi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], běnxìng nán yí [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jiangshan yì gǎi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], běnsìng nán yí [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chiang¹-shan¹ i⁴ kai³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], pên³-hsing⁴ nan² i² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jyāng-shān yì gǎi- [Mandarin, Yale], běn-syìng nán yí [Mandarin, Yale], jiangshan yih gae [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], beenshinq nan yi [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цзяншань и гай [Mandarin, Palladius], бэньсин нань и [Mandarin, Palladius], czjanšanʹ i gaj [Mandarin, Palladius], bɛnʹsin nanʹ i [Mandarin, Palladius], gōng sāan yih gói, bún sing nàahn yìh [Cantonese, Yale], gong¹ saan¹ ji⁶ goi², bun² sing³ naan⁴ ji⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], gong¹ san¹ yi⁶ goi², bun² xing³ nan⁴ yi⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 江山易改，本性難移

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          "english": "[Though] things change any moment / But I’m still the same person / Love you always, till the end",
          "ref": "雖然江山易改但本性難移愛你愛甲白目眉 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]",
          "text": "虽然江山易改但本性难移爱你爱甲白目眉 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]\nFrom: 2021 March 14, 愛情你比我想的閣較偉大 (Oh Love, You Are Much Greater Than I Imagined), wrttien by 黃奇斌 (Ki-pin N̂g), performed by 茄子蛋 (EggPlantEgg)\nsui-jiân Kang-san ī-kài tān pún-sèng lân-î ài lí ài kah pe̍h ba̍k-bâi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]",
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          "a leopard can't change its spots",
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        {
          "word": "牛就是牛，牽到北京也是牛／牛就是牛，牵到北京也是牛"
        },
        {
          "word": "牛就是牛，牽到北京也是牛"
        },
        {
          "word": "牛就是牛，牵到北京也是牛"
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      "zh-pron": "jiāngshān yì gǎi"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běnxìng nán yí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕㄢ ㄧˋ ㄍㄞˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gong¹ saan¹ ji⁶ goi², bun² sing³ naan⁴ ji⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiāngshān yì gǎi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běnxìng nán yí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiangshan yì gǎi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běnsìng nán yí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiang¹-shan¹ i⁴ kai³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pên³-hsing⁴ nan² i²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyāng-shān yì gǎi-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běn-syìng nán yí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiangshan yih gae"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "beenshinq nan yi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзяншань и гай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бэньсин нань и"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czjanšanʹ i gaj"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bɛnʹsin nanʹ i"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ i⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹ nän³⁵ i³⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gong¹ saan¹ ji⁶ goi², bun² sing³ naan⁴ ji⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gong¹ san¹ yi⁶ goi², bun² xing³ nan⁴ yi⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔːŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ jiː²² kɔːi̯³⁵ puːn³⁵ sɪŋ³³ naːn²¹ jiː²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ i⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹ nän³⁵ i³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔːŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ jiː²² kɔːi̯³⁵ puːn³⁵ sɪŋ³³ naːn²¹ jiː²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "江山易改，本性難移"
}

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      "expansion": "江山易改，本性難移",
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          "english": "[Though] things change any moment / But I’m still the same person / Love you always, till the end",
          "ref": "雖然江山易改但本性難移愛你愛甲白目眉 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]",
          "text": "虽然江山易改但本性难移爱你爱甲白目眉 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]\nFrom: 2021 March 14, 愛情你比我想的閣較偉大 (Oh Love, You Are Much Greater Than I Imagined), wrttien by 黃奇斌 (Ki-pin N̂g), performed by 茄子蛋 (EggPlantEgg)\nsui-jiân Kang-san ī-kài tān pún-sèng lân-î ài lí ài kah pe̍h ba̍k-bâi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]",
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        "a leopard can't change its spots"
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  "sounds": [
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "jiāngshān yì gǎi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běnxìng nán yí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕㄢ ㄧˋ ㄍㄞˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gong¹ saan¹ ji⁶ goi², bun² sing³ naan⁴ ji⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiāngshān yì gǎi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běnxìng nán yí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiangshan yì gǎi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běnsìng nán yí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiang¹-shan¹ i⁴ kai³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pên³-hsing⁴ nan² i²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyāng-shān yì gǎi-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běn-syìng nán yí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiangshan yih gae"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "beenshinq nan yi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзяншань и гай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бэньсин нань и"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czjanšanʹ i gaj"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bɛnʹsin nanʹ i"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ i⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹ nän³⁵ i³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gōng sāan yih gói, bún sing nàahn yìh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gong¹ saan¹ ji⁶ goi², bun² sing³ naan⁴ ji⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gong¹ san¹ yi⁶ goi², bun² xing³ nan⁴ yi⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔːŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ jiː²² kɔːi̯³⁵ puːn³⁵ sɪŋ³³ naːn²¹ jiː²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ i⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹ nän³⁵ i³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔːŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ jiː²² kɔːi̯³⁵ puːn³⁵ sɪŋ³³ naːn²¹ jiː²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "牛就是牛，牽到北京也是牛／牛就是牛，牵到北京也是牛"
    },
    {
      "word": "牛就是牛，牽到北京也是牛"
    },
    {
      "word": "牛就是牛，牵到北京也是牛"
    }
  ],
  "word": "江山易改，本性難移"
}

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"江山易改，本性難移" meaning in Chinese

Proverb