gǎi​tóu​huàn​miàn

to change appearances

  • created reference approved 改头换面/改頭換面 → 新瓶旧酒/新瓶舊酒 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    改头换面 / 改頭換面 gǎi​tóu​huàn​miàn

    新瓶旧酒 / 新瓶舊酒 xīn​píng​jiù​jiǔ

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 改头换面/改頭換面 → 洗心革面 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    改头换面 / 改頭換面 gǎi​tóu​huàn​miàn

    洗心革面 xǐ​xīn​gé​miàn

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 改头换面/改頭換面 → 洗面革心 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    改头换面 / 改頭換面 gǎi​tóu​huàn​miàn

    洗面革心 xǐ​miàn​gé​xīn

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 改头换面/改頭換面 · gǎi​tóu​huàn​miàn · to change appearances — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    改头换面 / 改頭換面

    gǎi​tóu​huàn​miàn

    to change appearances

    To change the outward appearance or form while the substance remains the same; usually used in a negative sense to mean making superficial changes.

    改 (literal) → 改 · gǎi · to change 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head 换 (literal) → 换/換 · huàn · to exchange 面 (literal) → 面 · miàn · face

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 改头换面/改頭換面 · gǎi​tóu​huàn​miàn · to transform — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    改头换面 / 改頭換面

    gǎi​tóu​huàn​miàn

    to transform

    (Taiwan) To undergo a thorough transformation or to start a new life

    改 (literal) → 改 · gǎi · to change 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head 换 (literal) → 换/換 · huàn · to exchange 面 (literal) → 面 · miàn · face

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

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