江山易改禀性难移 in English jiang1 shan1 yi4 gai3 bing3 xing4 nan2 yi2 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

江 山 易 改 禀 性 难 移

Traditional Characters

江 山 易 改 稟 性 難 移

Pinyin

jiang1 shan1 yi4 gai3 bing3 xing4 nan2 yi2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

江jiang1surname Jiang 山shan1surname Shan 易yi4surname Yi 改gai3to change 禀bing3to make a report (to a superior) 性xing4nature 难nan2difficult (to...) 移yi2to move