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What does 本色 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

本色 běnsè

true nature; true colors

It can also mean

  • natural color (of undyed material)

Its characters

  1. 本 běn root
  2. 色 sè color

In a sentence

经历了这么多,他依然不改本色。 After going through so much, he still hasn't changed his true nature.

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