依然故我yī rán gù wǒcontinue to go one’s own way as usual; one’s circumstances remain unchanged;I’m still my same old self;I’m just the same as before
❍ 那些纨袴子弟都做官去了，我这个穷秀才却～。Those dandies have secured official positions but I’m still my same old self—a poor scholar. 依然故我yī rán ɡù wǒ故：过去。依旧是过去的我。形容自己的情况没有变化。one is still one’s same old self, one is just the same as before |