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1 lit. ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains

2 a vast territory (idiom)

1 half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)

2 vast swathe of territory

1 to talk idly about important matters (idiom)

2 to set the world to rights

3 to pass judgment on everything

1 rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder

1 it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)

2 you can't change who you are

3 Can the leopard change his spots?