脫胎換骨

tuō tāi huàn gǔ

C1–C2 Level 7

Definition

  1. to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist
  2. to turn over a new leaf
  3. fig. to change wholly
  4. to create from other material (story, artwork etc)

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).