江山易改，本性难移 江山易改，本性難移
江山易改，本性难移 江山易改，本性難移 jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕㄢ ㄧˋ ㄍㄞˇ , ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˊ gong1 saan1 ji6 goi2 bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4
- it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
- you can't change who you are
- Can the leopard change his spots?
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江
- 三江 Sān jiāng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄤ saam1 gong1 see 三江侗族自治县
- 中江 Zhōng jiāng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄤ zung1 gong1 see 中江县
- 九江 Jiǔ jiāng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄤ gau2 gong1 see 九江市
- 元江 Yuán jiāng ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄤ jyun4 gong1 see 元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县
- 内江 內江 Nèi jiāng ㄋㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄤ noi6 gong1 see 内江市
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- 北江 Běi jiāng ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄤ bak1 gong1 Beijiang River
- 南江 Nán jiāng ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄤ naam4 gong1 see 南江县
- 印江 Yìn jiāng ㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄤ jan3 gong1 see 印江土家族苗族自治县
- 台江 Tái jiāng ㄊㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄤ toi4 gong1 see 台江区
- 右江 Yòu jiāng ㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄤ jau6 gong1 see 右江区
- 合江 Hé jiāng ㄏㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄤ hap6 gong1 see 合江县
- 同江 Tóng jiāng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄤ tung4 gong1 see 同江市
- 吴江 吳江 Wú jiāng ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ng4 gong1 see 吴江区
- 垫江 墊江 Diàn jiāng ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄤ dip6 gong1 see 垫江县
- 墨江 Mò jiāng ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄤ mak6 gong1 see 墨江哈尼族自治县
- 夹江 夾江 Jiā jiāng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄤ gaap3 gong1 see 夹江县
- 嫩江 Nèn jiāng ㄋㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄤ nyun6 gong1 see 嫩江市
- 宋江 Sòng Jiāng ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤ sung3 gong1 Song Jiang, a principal hero of the novel Water Margin 水浒传
- 宁江 寧江 Níng jiāng ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ning4 gong1 see 宁江区
- 岷江 Mín Jiāng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄤ man4 gong1 Min River, Sichuan
山
- 下山 xià shān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄢ haa6 saan1 to go down a hill
- 冰山 bīng shān ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄢ bing1 saan1 iceberg
- 出山 chū shān ㄔㄨ ㄕㄢ ceot1 saan1 to leave the mountain (of a hermit)
- 山区 山區 shān qū ㄕㄢ ㄑㄩ saan1 keoi1 mountain area
- 山地 shān dì ㄕㄢ ㄉㄧˋ saan1 dei6 mountainous region
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- 山坡 shān pō ㄕㄢ ㄆㄛ saan1 bo1 hillside
- 山寨 shān zhài ㄕㄢ ㄓㄞˋ saan1 zaai6 fortified hill village
- 山冈 山岡 shān gāng ㄕㄢ ㄍㄤ saan1 gong1 mound
- 山峰 shān fēng ㄕㄢ ㄈㄥ saan1 fung1 (mountain) peak
- 山岭 山嶺 shān lǐng ㄕㄢ ㄌㄧㄥˇ saan1 leng5 mountain ridge
- 山川 shān chuān ㄕㄢ ㄔㄨㄢ saan1 cyun1 mountains and rivers
- 山脉 山脈 shān mài ㄕㄢ ㄇㄞˋ saan1 mak6 mountain range
- 山谷 shān gǔ ㄕㄢ ㄍㄨˇ saan1 guk1 valley
- 山路 shān lù ㄕㄢ ㄌㄨˋ saan1 lou6 mountain road
- 山顶 山頂 shān dǐng ㄕㄢ ㄉㄧㄥˇ saan1 deng2 hilltop
- 火山 huǒ shān ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄢ fo2 saan1 volcano
- 爬山 pá shān ㄆㄚˊ ㄕㄢ paa4 saan1 to go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains)
- 登山 dēng shān ㄉㄥ ㄕㄢ dang1 saan1 to climb a mountain
- 雪山 xuě shān ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄕㄢ syut3 saan1 snow-capped mountain
- 高山 gāo shān ㄍㄠ ㄕㄢ gou1 saan1 high mountain; alpine mountain
易
- 不易 bù yì ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ bat1 ji6 not easy to do sth
- 交易 jiāo yì ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧˋ gaau1 jik6 to deal; to trade; to transact
- 容易 róng yì ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ jung4 ji6 easy; straightforward
- 简易 簡易 jiǎn yì ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ gaan2 ji6 simple and easy
- 贸易 貿易 mào yì ㄇㄠˋ ㄧˋ mau6 jik6 (commercial) trade
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- 轻易 輕易 qīng yì ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧˋ hing1 ji6 easy; simple
- 好容易 hǎo róng yì ㄏㄠˇ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ hou2 jung4 ji6 (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty
- 易拉罐 yì lā guàn ㄧˋ ㄌㄚ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ji6 laai1 gun3 pull-top can
- 轻而易举 輕而易舉 qīng ér yì jǔ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄦˊ ㄧˋ ㄐㄩˇ hing1 ji4 jik6 geoi2 easy
- 显而易见 顯而易見 xiǎn ér yì jiàn ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄦˊ ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hin2 ji4 ji6 gin3 clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously
- 周易 Zhōu yì ㄓㄡ ㄧˋ zau1 jik6 another name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易经
- 平易 píng yì ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ ping4 jik6 amiable (manner)
- 改易 gǎi yì ㄍㄞˇ ㄧˋ goi2 ji6 to change; to modify
- 易主 yì zhǔ ㄧˋ ㄓㄨˇ ji6 zyu2 (of property) to change owners
- 易事 yì shì ㄧˋ ㄕˋ easy task
- 易传 易傳 Yì Zhuàn ㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ jik6 zyun6 Yi Zhuan, commentary on the "Book of Changes" or "I Ching" 易经
- 易孕 yì yùn ㄧˋ ㄩㄣˋ ji6 jan6 (of a woman) fertile
- 易学 易學 Yì xué ㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ji6 hok6 study of the Book of Changes 易经
- 易学 易學 yì xué ㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ji6 hok6 easy to learn
- 易容 yì róng ㄧˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ji6 jung4 to change one's appearance
改
- 修改 xiū gǎi ㄒㄧㄡ ㄍㄞˇ sau1 goi2 to amend
- 劳改 勞改 láo gǎi ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄞˇ lou4 goi2 abbr. for 劳动改造
- 改动 改動 gǎi dòng ㄍㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ goi2 dung6 to alter
- 改名 gǎi míng ㄍㄞˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ goi2 meng2 to rename
- 改善 gǎi shàn ㄍㄞˇ ㄕㄢˋ goi2 sin6 to make better; to improve
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- 改天 gǎi tiān ㄍㄞˇ ㄊㄧㄢ goi2 tin1 another day
- 改日 gǎi rì ㄍㄞˇ ㄖˋ goi2 jat6 another day
- 改正 gǎi zhèng ㄍㄞˇ ㄓㄥˋ goi2 zing3 to correct
- 改为 改為 gǎi wéi ㄍㄞˇ ㄨㄟˊ goi2 wai4 to change into
- 改版 gǎi bǎn ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄢˇ goi2 baan2 to revise the current edition
- 改编 改編 gǎi biān ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢ goi2 pin1 to adapt
- 改良 gǎi liáng ㄍㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊ goi2 loeng4 to improve (sth)
- 改装 改裝 gǎi zhuāng ㄍㄞˇ ㄓㄨㄤ goi2 zong1 to change one's costume
- 改观 改觀 gǎi guān ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄢ goi2 gun1 change of appearance
- 改变 改變 gǎi biàn ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ goi2 bin3 to change
- 改造 gǎi zào ㄍㄞˇ ㄗㄠˋ goi2 zou6 to transform
- 改进 改進 gǎi jìn ㄍㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ goi2 zeon3 to improve; to make better
- 改选 改選 gǎi xuǎn ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄩㄢˇ goi2 syun2 reelection
- 改革 gǎi gé ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄜˊ goi2 gaak3 reform
- 更改 gēng gǎi ㄍㄥ ㄍㄞˇ gang1 goi2 to alter
Idioms with these characters
- 大江南北 Dà jiāng nán běi ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ daai6 gong1 naam4 bak1 north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
- 翻江倒海 fān jiāng dǎo hǎi ㄈㄢ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄉㄠˇ ㄏㄞˇ faan1 gong1 dou2 hoi2 lit. overturning seas and rivers (idiom)
- 江河日下 jiāng hé rì xià ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gong1 ho4 jat6 haa6 rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse
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- 江郎才尽 江郎才盡 Jiāng láng cái jìn ㄐㄧㄤ ㄌㄤˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ gong1 long4 coi4 zeon6 Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom)
- 江洋大盗 江洋大盜 jiāng yáng dà dào ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ gong1 joeng4 daai6 dou6 (idiom) infamous pirate; (by extension) notorious bandit or robber
- 万里江山 萬里江山 wàn lǐ jiāng shān ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕㄢ maan6 lei5 gong1 saan1 lit. ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains
- 文江学海 文江學海 wén jiāng xué hǎi ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ man4 gong1 hok6 hoi2 river of literacy, sea of learning (idiom); ars longa, vita brevis
- 指点江山 指點江山 zhǐ diǎn jiāng shān ㄓˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕㄢ zi2 dim2 gong1 saan1 to talk idly about important matters (idiom)
- 跋山涉水 bá shān shè shuǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ bat6 saan1 sip3 seoi2 to travel over land and water (idiom)
- 巴山蜀水 Bā shān Shǔ shuǐ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ baa1 saan1 suk6 seoi2 mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
- 巴山夜雨 Bā shān yè yǔ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄧㄝˋ ㄩˇ baa1 saan1 je6 jyu5 rain on Mt Ba (idiom); lonely in a strange land
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- 巴山越岭 巴山越嶺 bā shān yuè lǐng ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ baa1 saan1 jyut6 ling5 to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom); to cross mountain after mountain
- 不识泰山 不識泰山 bù shí Tài Shān ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ bat1 sik1 taai3 saan1 can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
- 崇山峻岭 崇山峻嶺 chóng shān jùn lǐng ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢ ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ sung4 saan1 zeon3 ling5 towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom)
- 刀山火海 dāo shān huǒ hǎi ㄉㄠ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄞˇ dou1 saan1 fo2 hoi2 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
- 道山学海 道山學海 dào shān xué hǎi ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄢ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ dou6 saan1 hok6 hoi2 mountain of Dao, sea of learning (idiom); learning is as high as the mountains, as wide as the seas
- 调虎离山 調虎離山 diào hǔ lí shān ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄕㄢ diu6 fu2 lei4 saan1 to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)
- 地动山摇 地動山搖 dì dòng shān yáo ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄢ ㄧㄠˊ dei6 dung6 saan1 jiu4 the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
- 变色易容 變色易容 biàn sè yì róng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄜˋ ㄧˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ bin3 sik1 jik6 jung4 to change color and alter one's expression (idiom); to go white with fear
- 改弦易辙 改弦易轍 gǎi xián yì zhé ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄓㄜˊ goi2 jin4 jik6 cit3 change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
- 来之不易 來之不易 lái zhī bù yì ㄌㄞˊ ㄓ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ loi4 zi1 bat1 ji6 (idiom) hard to come by; not easily obtained
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- 平易近人 píng yì jìn rén ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ping4 ji6 gan6 jan4 amiable and approachable (idiom); easygoing
- 浅显易懂 淺顯易懂 qiǎn xiǎn yì dǒng ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄥˇ cin2 hin2 ji6 dung2 (idiom) easy to understand
- 实属不易 實屬不易 shí shǔ bù yì ㄕˊ ㄕㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ sat6 suk6 bat1 ji6 really not easy (idiom)
- 谈何容易 談何容易 tán hé róng yì ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ taam4 ho4 jung4 ji6 easier said than done (idiom)
- 显而易见 顯而易見 xiǎn ér yì jiàn ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄦˊ ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hin2 ji4 ji6 gin3 clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously
- 移风易俗 移風易俗 yí fēng yì sú ㄧˊ ㄈㄥ ㄧˋ ㄙㄨˊ ji4 fung1 ji6 zuk6 (idiom) to reform habits and customs
- 易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng ㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄤˇ ji6 jyu4 faan2 zoeng2 easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy
- 幡然改图 幡然改圖 fān rán gǎi tú ㄈㄢ ㄖㄢˊ ㄍㄞˇ ㄊㄨˊ faan1 jin4 goi2 tou4 to change one's plan all of a sudden (idiom)
- 改过自新 改過自新 gǎi guò zì xīn ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄣ goi2 gwo3 zi6 san1 to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
- 改头换面 改頭換面 gǎi tóu huàn miàn ㄍㄞˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ goi2 tau4 wun6 min6 to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom)
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- 改邪归正 改邪歸正 gǎi xié guī zhèng ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄥˋ goi2 ce4 gwai1 zing3 to mend one's ways (idiom)
- 积习难改 積習難改 jī xí nán gǎi ㄐㄧ ㄒㄧˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄞˇ zik1 zaap6 naan4 goi2 old habits are hard to change (idiom)
- 面不改色 miàn bù gǎi sè ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄙㄜˋ min6 bat1 goi2 sik1 (idiom) not bat an eyelid
- 死不改悔 sǐ bù gǎi huǐ ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄟˇ sei2 bat1 goi2 fui3 not to repent even facing death (idiom)
- 痛改前非 tòng gǎi qián fēi ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄟ tung3 goi2 cin4 fei1 completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf
- 一改故辙 一改故轍 yī gǎi gù zhé ㄧ ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ jat1 goi2 gu3 cit3 complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
Example sentences
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江山 易 改 ， 本性难移 本性難移 。
A leopard never changes its spots.
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