Nǎgè hàozi bù tōu yóu？

哪個耗子不偷油？

Lit What rat doesn't steal oil?

Fig It's difficult to alter one's basic character. “A leopard can't change his spots.”

Note [Cf. DRC, chap. 91; see also gǒu chī shǐ and gǒu zǒu qiān lǐ and jiāngshān yì gǎi above and shé zuān de kūdòng and yī rén, yī xiàng below and the following entry.]

Topics CHANGE CHARACTER DRC EVIL HUMAN_NATURE