fá​máo​xǐ​suǐ

to undergo a complete transformation

伐毛洗髓 fá​máo​xǐ​suǐ
to undergo a complete transformation
to cast off one's old self; to make a thoroughgoing change; originally meaning to scrape away hair and wash the bone marrow, it is now used to describe a spiritual or physical rebirth, as in 脱胎换骨 tuō​tāi​huàn​gǔ or 洗心革面 xǐ​xīn​gé​miàn

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