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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

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

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江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
易: yì · change; easy
改: gǎi · change, alter; improve, remodel
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性: xìng · nature, character, sex
難: Look up this written character
移: yí · change place, shift; move about
禀: bǐng · report to, petition
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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1–1–4–3–3–4–2–2 · jiang1 shan1 yi4 gai3 bing3 xing4 nan2 yi2

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