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江山易改稟性難移
简 江山易改禀性难移 · 繁 江山易改稟性難移Mandarin · pinyin jiāng shān yì gǎi bǐng xìng nán yí
Meanings
- rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder
Characters in this entry
- 江
- jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
- 山
- shān · mountain, hill, peak
- 易
- yì · change; easy
- 改
- gǎi · change, alter; improve, remodel
- 稟
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- 性
- xìng · nature, character, sex
- 難
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- 移
- yí · change place, shift; move about
- 禀
- bǐng · report to, petition
- 难
- nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
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Mandarin tones
1–1–4–3–3–4–2–2 · jiang1 shan1 yi4 gai3 bing3 xing4 nan2 yi2
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gong1 saan1 ji6 goi2 ban2 sing3 naan4 ji4
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