江山易改，禀性难移
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江山易改，禀性难移 [ jiāng shān yì gǎi，bǐng xìng nán yí ]
基本释义
人的本性的改变，比江山的变迁还要难。形容人的本性难以改变。
出 处
明·冯梦龙《醒世恒言》第三十五卷：“看官有所不知。常言道得好，江山易改，禀性难移。”
英文翻译
It's easy to change rivers and mountains but hard to change a person's nature;a fox may grow grey,but never good;a sow,when washed,returns to the muck;it is hard to change man's natural disposition than to change rivers and mountains