a leopard cannot change its spots

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Ultimately from Jeremiah 13:23.

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: ujku qimen e ndërron por zakonin s'e harron — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Armenian: կարմիր կովը կաշին չի փոխի (karmir kovə kašin čʻi pʻoxi) — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Armenian: թուրքը մնում է թուրք (tʻurkʻə mnum ē tʻurkʻ) — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Azerbaijani: qozbeli qəbir düzəldər — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Chinese Mandarin: 江山易改,本性難移 /江山易改 — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Chinese Mandarin: 本性难移 (jiāngshān yì gǎi, běnxìng nán yí) — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Min Nan Chinese: 牛就是牛,牽到北京也是牛 /牛就是牛 — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Min Nan Chinese: 牵到北京也是牛 (gû tō sī gû, khan kàu Pak-kian iā sī gû) — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Min Nan Chinese: 牛牽到北京也是牛 /牛牵到北京也是牛 (gû khan kàu Pak-kian iā sī gû) — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Czech: starého psa novým kouskům nenaučíš — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Czech: zvyk je železná košile — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Dutch: een vos verliest wel zijn haren, maar niet zijn streken — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Dutch: een vos verliest zijn streken niet — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Estonian: küürakat parandab ainult haud — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Finnish: seepra ei pääse raidoistaan — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Finnish: jäljistään jäniskin tunnetaan — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• French: chassez le naturel, il revient au galop — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• French: on ne se refait pas — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• German: die Katze lässt das Mausen nicht — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• German: niemand kann aus seiner Haut — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Hungarian: kutyából nem lesz szalonna — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Indonesian: rupa boleh berubah, tabiat dibawa mati — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Irish: briseann an dúchas trí shúile an chait — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Irish: is treise dúchas ná oiliúint — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Italian: il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Italian: chi nasce tondo non può morire quadrato — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Korean: 제 버릇 개 못 준다 (je beoreut gae mot junda) — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Korean: 제 버릇 개 줄까 (je beoreut gae julkka) — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Korean: 개 버릇 남 주나 (gae beoreut nam juna) — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Lithuanian: vilku gimęs, vilku ir dvės — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Malay: ججق بوليه دهيلڠکن, بلڠ باݢايمان دهيلڠکن؟ — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Malay: روڤا بوليه دأوبه, طبيعة دباوا ماتي — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Malay: ايکتن بوليه دأوبه, تاکوق باݢايمان دأوبه — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Malay: سوکر اونتوق ملوروسکن ايکور انجيڠ — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Malay: ايکور انجيڠ دلوروت — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Malay: تيدق لوروس جوݢ — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Malay: jejak boleh dihilangkan, belang bagaimana dihilangkan? — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Malay: rupa boleh diubah, tabiat dibawa mati — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Malay: ikatan boleh diubah, takuk bagaimana diubah? — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Malay: sukar untuk meluruskan ekor anjing — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Malay: ekor anjing dilurut, tidak lurus juga — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Malay: habis minyak sepasu, ekor anjing diurut tiada lurus — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Persian: لا تبدیل لخلق الله (lâ tabdila lexalqe-llah) — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Polish: natura ciągnie wilka do lasu — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Portuguese: o leopardo não pode mudar suas manchas — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Portuguese: pode o etíope mudar a sua pele ou o leopardo as suas manchas? — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Romanian: lupul își schimbă părul, dar năravul ba — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Scottish Gaelic: an car a bha san t-seana mhaide 's duilich a thoirt às — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Serbo-Croatian: vuk dlaku mijenja, ali ćud nikada — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Spanish: genio y figura hasta la sepultura — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Spanish: no hay que pedir peras al olmo — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Spanish: la cabra siempre tira al monte — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Spanish: quien nace lechón muere cochino — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Swedish: ränderna går aldrig ur — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Tagalog: ang kabayo ay bigyan man ng asukal at tinapay, sapilitang aayawan, humahanap din ng kumpay — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Turkish: can çıkar huy çıkmaz — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Turkish: huylu huyundan vazgeçmez — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Ukrainian: горбатого могила виправить (horbatoho mohyla vypravytʹ) — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Vietnamese: ngựa quen đường cũ — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Vietnamese: giang sơn dễ đổi, bản tính khó dời — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
• Welsh: a newidia y llewpard ei frychni? — one cannot change one's own nature — see also what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh