fá​máo​xǐ​suǐ

to undergo a complete transformation

  • created reference approved 伐毛洗髓 → 脱胎换骨/脫胎換骨 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    伐毛洗髓 fá​máo​xǐ​suǐ

    脱胎换骨 / 脫胎換骨 tuō​tāi​huàn​gǔ

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 伐毛洗髓 → 洗心革面 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    伐毛洗髓 fá​máo​xǐ​suǐ

    洗心革面 xǐ​xīn​gé​miàn

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  • created sense approved 伐毛洗髓 · fá​máo​xǐ​suǐ · to undergo a complete transformation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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|脫胎換骨|tuo1 tai1 huan4 gu3]] or [[洗心革面|洗心革面|xi3 xin1 ge2 mian4]]

    fā​máo​xǐ​suǐ

    伐 (literal) → 伐 · fá · to fell 毛 (literal) → 毛 · máo · hair 洗 (literal) → 洗 · xǐ · to wash 髓 (literal) → 髓 · suǐ · marrow

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