江山易改,本性難移
Chinese
change; easy; simple | to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct |
one's inherent nature | disaster; distress; to scold disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good |
to move; to shift; to change to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove | ||||
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trad. (江山易改,本性難移) | 江山 | 易 | 改 | , | 本性 | 難 | 移 | |
simp. (江山易改,本性难移) | 江山 | 易 | 改 | , | 本性 | 难 | 移 | |
Literally: “The rivers and mountains are easily altered, but one's inherent nature is difficult to change”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕㄢ ㄧˋ ㄍㄞˇ , ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiangshan yì gǎi, běnsìng nán yí
- Wade–Giles: chiang1-shan1 i4 kai3, pên3-hsing4 nan2 i2
- Yale: jyāng-shān yì gǎi-, běn-syìng nán yí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiangshan yih gae, beenshinq nan yi
- Palladius: цзяншань и гай, бэньсин нань и (czjanšanʹ i gaj, bɛnʹsin nanʹ i)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ i⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹ nän³⁵ i³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gong1 saan1 ji6 goi2, bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4
- Yale: gōng sāan yih gói, bún sing nàahn yìh
- Cantonese Pinyin: gong1 saan1 ji6 goi2, bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4
- Guangdong Romanization: gong1 san1 yi6 goi2, bun2 xing3 nan4 yi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɔːŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ jiː²² kɔːi̯³⁵ puːn³⁵ sɪŋ³³ naːn²¹ jiː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+