狗改不了吃屎

Traditional form:

狗改不了吃屎

Pinyin (reading):

gǒugǎibùliǎochīshǐ

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 狗 - dog
• 改 - to alter, to change, to improve, to remodel
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 了 - clear; to finish; particle of completed action
• 吃 - to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
• 屎 - stool, feces, dung

Traditional characters:

• 狗 - dog
• 改 - to alter, to change, to improve, to remodel
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 了 - clear; to finish; particle of completed action
• 吃 - to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
• 屎 - stool, feces, dung