it is hard to change one 's nature
Chinese idioms, Pinyin is B ě nx ì NGN á NY í, meaning that the essence is difficult to change. From Liu Yi's biography.
Idiom explanation
Shift: change. The essence is hard to change.
The origin of Idioms
The wedge in Liu Yi's biography by Shang Zhongxian of Yuan Dynasty: "I think that every time he is ungrateful, his nature is hard to change, and he leads me to the decaying grass in the wild field.
Chinese PinYin : běn xìng nán yí
it is hard to change one 's nature
sing with solemn fervour to express one 's feeling of oppression. bēi gē kāng kǎi
Upper leakage and lower dampness. shàng lòu xià shī
run clandestine errands up and down the line. shàng cuàn xià tiào
actingas if one is morally better than other people. zì mìng qīng gāo