万变不离其宗 in English wan4 bian4 bu4 li2 qi2 zong1 Meaning

Meanings

  • many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiomatic expression); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose

Simplified Characters

万 变 不 离 其 宗

Traditional Characters

萬 變 不 離 其 宗

Pinyin

wan4 bian4 bu4 li2 qi2 zong1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

万wan4see 万俟[Mo4 qi2] 变bian4to change 不bu4(negative prefix) 离li2mythical beast (archaic) 其qi2his 宗zong1surname Zong