万变不离其宗 wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng

DEFINITIONS

  1. many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose

CHARACTERS

万 wàn
HSK 3
ten thousand; innumerable
变 biàn
HSK 3
change, transform, alter; rebel
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
离 lí
HSK 2
rare beast; strange; elegant
其 qí
HSK 3
his, her, its, their; that
宗 zōng
HSK 6
lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan