万变不离其宗
wànbiànbùlíqízōngTraditional 萬變不離其宗
the essence stays the same through all changes
Every meaning
wànbiànbùlíqízōng
- the essence stays the same through all changes
Its characters
- 万wànten thousand
- 变biànto change; to become
- 不bùnot; no
- 离líto leave; to part from
- 其qíhis; her; its; their
- 宗zōngancestor; clan (as in 祖宗)
Words with 万
Words with 变
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.