Chinese

			not; no; (negative prefix)	to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
simp. and trad. (屢教不改)		屢教	不	改

Idiom

屢教不改

1. to be taught many times, but to do wrong anyway

   佢屢教不改㗎，明明識禮貌都唔守。 [Cantonese, trad.]

   佢屡教不改㗎，明明识礼貌都唔守。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   Keoi⁵leoi⁵ gaau³ bat¹ goi² gaa³, ming⁴ ming⁴ sik¹ lai⁵ maau⁶ dou¹ m⁴ sau². [Jyutping]

   He does wrong after being taught many times, he knows politeness rules, but he doesn't follow them anyway.

Synonyms

• 屢教屢犯／屡教屡犯
• 屢勸不改／屡劝不改
• 屢勸屢犯／屡劝屡犯
• 屢教不聽／屡教不听
• 屢勸不聽／屡劝不听