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江山易改禀性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi bǐng xìng nán yí
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rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder
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江山易改，本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi ， běn xìng nán yí
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it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom);
you can't change who you are;
Can the leopard change his spots?
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没齿难忘
mò chǐ nán wàng
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hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives;
undying gratitude
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法网难逃
fǎ wǎng nán táo
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it is hard to escape the net of justice (idiom)
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泥菩萨过江，自身难保
ní pú sà guò jiāng ， zì shēn nán bǎo
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like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety;
unable to save oneself, let alone others
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清官难断家务事
qīng guān nán duàn jiā wù shì
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even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb)
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泼水难收
pō shuǐ nán shōu
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water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change
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灾难性
zāi nàn xìng
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catastrophic
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灾难片
zāi nàn piàn
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disaster movie
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牵马到河易，强马饮水难
qiān mǎ dào hé yì ， qiǎng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)
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留难
liú nàn
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to make sth difficult;
to create obstacles
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疑难问题
yí nán wèn tí
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knotty problem;
intractable difficulty
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疑难解答
yí nán jiě dá
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trouble shooting;
solution to difficulties
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疑难杂症
yí nán zá zhèng
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dubious or hard-to-treat cases (medicine);
hard cases
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百般刁难
bǎi bān diāo nán
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to put up innumerable obstacles;
to create all kinds of difficulties (idiom)
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益觉困难
yì jué kùn nan
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to find sth increasingly difficult
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真假难辨
zhēn jiǎ nán biàn
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hard to distinguish real from imitation
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知易行难
zhī yì xíng nán
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easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom);
easier said than done
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碍难
ài nán
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inconvenient;
difficult for some reason;
to find sth embarrassing
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碍难从命
ài nán cóng mìng
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difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
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矿难
kuàng nàn
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mining disaster
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积习难改
jī xí nán gǎi
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old habits are hard to change (idiom)
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积重难返
jī zhòng nán fǎn
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ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard
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罄笔难书
qìng bǐ nán shū
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too numerous to be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds) (idiom);
see also 罄竹難書|罄竹难书[qing4 zhu2 nan2 shu1]
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羞口难开
xiū kǒu nán kāi
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to be too embarrassed for words (idiom)
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