Shé rù zhú dòng, qū xīn hái zài.

蛇入竹洞, 曲心還在。

Lit [Even though a] snake enters [a straight] bamboo tube, [its] inclination to wiggle still exists.

Fig An evil doer cannot change his basic nature. “A leopard cannot change its spots.”

Note [Also said shé zhuān zhú dòng, etc.; see also gǒu chī shǐ and jiāngshān yì gǎi above and tōu shí (de) māor and yī rén, yī xiàng below.]

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