狗改不了吃屎 gǒu gǎi bù liǎo chī shǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom)
  2. fig. bad habits are hard to change

CHARACTERS

狗 gǒu
HSK 1
dog, canis familiaris
改 gǎi
HSK 4
change, alter; improve, remodel
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
了 liǎo
HSK 1
to finish; particle of completed action
吃 chī
HSK 1
eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
屎 shǐ excrement, shit, dung