jiāng shān yì gǎi bǐng xìng nán yí

Traditional: 江山易改稟性難移

江山易改禀性难移 (jiāng shān yì gǎi bǐng xìng nán yí) is a Chinese word meaning “rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder”.

Meanings

  1. 1rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder

Characters in 江山易改禀性难移

江jiāng · river山shān · mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4])易yì · easy改gǎi · to change禀bǐng · to make a report (to a superior)性xìng · nature难nán · difficult (to...)移yí · to move

Related words

难difficult (to...)难disaster改变to change难道don't tell me ...容易easy; straightforward性nature同性恋homosexuality性感sex appeal交易to deal; to trade; to transact山mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4])山surname Shan困难difficult

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