狗改不了吃屎
Chinese
editdog | to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct |
eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer |
stool; faeces | |||
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trad. (狗改不了吃屎) | 狗 | 改 | 不了 | 吃 | 屎 | |
simp. #(狗改不了吃屎) | 狗 | 改 | 不了 | 吃 | 屎 | |
Literally: “dogs can't help eating shit”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄔ ㄕˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gǒu gǎi bùliǎo chih shǐh
- Wade–Giles: kou3 kai3 pu4-liao3 chʻih1 shih3
- Yale: gǒu gǎi bù-lyǎu chr̄ shř
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goou gae buleau chy shyy
- Palladius: гоу гай буляо чи ши (gou gaj buljao či ši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proverb
edit狗改不了吃屎
- (figurative, derogatory, low colloquial, idiomatic) a leopard cannot change its spots (said of bad habits or traits)
See also
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- Chinese lemmas
- Mandarin lemmas
- Chinese proverbs
- Mandarin proverbs
- Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Chinese terms spelled with 狗
- Chinese terms spelled with 改
- Chinese terms spelled with 不
- Chinese terms spelled with 了
- Chinese terms spelled with 吃
- Chinese terms spelled with 屎
- Chinese derogatory terms
- Chinese colloquialisms
- Chinese idioms