牛牽到北京也是牛

Chinese

ox; cow; bull lead along
to (a place); until (a time); up to
to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive
 
 northern capital to also be; that's true ox; cow; bull
trad. (牛牽到北京也是牛) 牛 牽 到 北京 也是 牛
simp. (牛牵到北京也是牛) 牛 牵 到 北京 也是 牛
Literally: “An ox brought to Beijing is still an ox”.

Pronunciation

  • Southern Min
    • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gû khan kàu Pak-kiaⁿ iā sī gû
      • Tâi-lô: gû khan kàu Pak-kiann iā sī gû
      • Phofsit Daibuun: guu qafn kaux pakkviaf ia si guu
      • IPA (Taipei): /ɡu²⁴ kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ kau¹¹ pak̚³²⁻⁴ kiã⁴⁴ ia³³⁻¹¹ si³³⁻¹¹ ɡu²⁴/
      • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡu²³ kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ kau²¹ pak̚³²⁻⁴ kiã⁴⁴ ia³³⁻²¹ si³³⁻²¹ ɡu²³/

Proverb

牛牽到北京也是牛

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) a leopard can't change its spots

Synonyms

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