"a leopard cannot change his spots" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 江山易改，本性難移

Definition

這個表達意思是，人無法改變自己的本性，不管怎麼努力。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於日常生活，表示一個人的本性難改，帶點批評意味。和“江山易改，本性難移”一樣。

Examples

People say a leopard cannot change his spots when someone keeps making the same mistakes.

當有人一直犯同樣的錯時，人們會說**江山易改，本性難移**。

My brother lies a lot; a leopard cannot change his spots.

我哥哥很常說謊，**江山易改，本性難移**。

She promised to be on time, but a leopard cannot change his spots.

她答應準時，但**江山易改，本性難移**。

You can tell him to stop being rude, but a leopard cannot change his spots.

你可以叫他別沒禮貌，但**江山易改，本性難移**。

He tried to act nice, but honestly, a leopard cannot change his spots.

他試著表現得很好，但說真的，**江山易改，本性難移**。

Don’t expect Jake to change; a leopard cannot change his spots.

別指望傑克會改變，**江山易改，本性難移**。