huàn​gǔ​duó​tāi

to be born again

  • created reference approved 换骨夺胎/換骨奪胎 → 夺胎换骨/奪胎換骨 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    换骨夺胎 / 換骨奪胎 huàn​gǔ​duó​tāi

    夺胎换骨 / 奪胎換骨 duó​tāi​huàn​gǔ

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 换骨夺胎/換骨奪胎 · huàn​gǔ​duó​tāi · to be born again — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    换骨夺胎 / 換骨奪胎

    huàn​gǔ​duó​tāi

    to be born again

    To effect a basic change in oneself; to undergo a thorough transformation.

    换 (literal) → 换/換 · huàn · to exchange 骨 (literal) → 骨 · gǔ · bone 夺 (literal) → 夺/奪 · duó · to seize 胎 (literal) → 胎 · tāi · fetus

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 换骨夺胎/換骨奪胎 · huàn​gǔ​duó​tāi · to become immortal — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    换骨夺胎 / 換骨奪胎

    huàn​gǔ​duó​tāi

    to become immortal

    (Taoist) To cast off one's mortal body and reach immortality.

    换 (literal) → 换/換 · huàn · to exchange 骨 (literal) → 骨 · gǔ · bone 夺 (literal) → 夺/奪 · duó · to seize 胎 (literal) → 胎 · tāi · fetus

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 换骨夺胎/換骨奪胎 · huàn​gǔ​duó​tāi · to improve on old works — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    换骨夺胎 / 換骨奪胎

    huàn​gǔ​duó​tāi

    to improve on old works

    To create something new by imitating the style of the ancients while bringing forth a fresh perspective; to change the form of a poem while keeping its essence.

    换 (literal) → 换/換 · huàn · to exchange 骨 (literal) → 骨 · gǔ · bone 夺 (literal) → 夺/奪 · duó · to seize 胎 (literal) → 胎 · tāi · fetus

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense