江jiāng 山shān 易yì 改gǎi ，， 禀bǐng 性xìng 难nán 移yí

jiāng shān yì gǎi，bǐng xìng nán yí

ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕㄢ ㄧˋ ㄍㄞˇ，ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˊ

释义
  1. 政体容易更改，本性难于变移，比喻生性风格或既成的事实难以改变。 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;
  2. 同“江山易改，本性难移”。
    明•《杀狗记·谏兄触怒》：“他纵无怨恨之心，奈絶无顺从之美，正所谓江山易改，禀性难移。”《醒世恒言·徐老仆义愤成家》：“常言道得好：‘江山易改，禀性难移。’”