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狗改不了吃屎

gǒu gǎi bù liǎo chī shǐ

6-character word

What 狗改不了吃屎 means

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

The characters in 狗改不了吃屎

• 狗gǒudog
• 改gǎito change; to alter; to transform
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)…
• 吃chīto eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy
• 屎shǐfeces; excrement; a stool; (bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye etc)

Example sentences

• 俗话说：浪子回头金不换；可俗话又说：狗改不了吃屎！
  The saying goes: to turn a new leaf is priceless. The saying also goes: a dog can't change their habits of eating shit!