脱胎换骨

Traditional: 脫胎換骨

tuō tāi huàn gǔ

Dictionary entry

to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist

What does 脱胎换骨 mean?

脱胎换骨 (tuō tāi huàn gǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist

2to turn over a new leaf

3fig. to change wholly

4to create from other material (story, artwork etc)

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脱tuōto shed · to take off 胎tāifetus · classifier for litters (of puppies etc)换huànto exchange · to change (clothes etc)骨gūused in 骨碌碌[gu1 lu4 lu4] · used in 骨碌[gu1 lu5]

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How to pronounce 脱胎换骨

脱胎换骨

tuō tāi huàn gǔ

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