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giang sơn dễ đổi, bản tính khó dời

Pronunciation Northern /zaːŋ˧˧ səːn˧˧ zeʔe˧˥ ɗo̰j˧˩˧ ɓa̰ːn˧˩˧ tïŋ˧˥ xɔ˧˥ zə̤ːj˨˩/ Central /jaːŋ˧˥ ʂəːŋ˧˥ je˧˩˨ ɗoj˧˩˨ ɓaːŋ˧˩˨ tḭ̈n˩˧ kʰɔ̰˩˧ jəːj˧˧/ Southern /jaːŋ˧˧ ʂəːŋ˧˧ je˨˩˦ ɗoj˨˩˦ ɓaːŋ˨˩˦ tɨn˧˥ kʰɔ˧˥ jəːj˨˩/
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old habits die hard
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old habits die hard

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old habits die hard

A proverb suggesting that it is much harder to change someone's fundamental character than to change external things.

vi Giang sơn dễ đổi, bản tính khó dời, anh ấy vẫn giữ những thói quen cũ từ nhiều năm nay.

en Old habits die hard; he has kept the same old habits for many years.

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