gé​miàn

to change appearance

  • created reference approved 革面 → 洗心革面 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    革面 gé​miàn

    洗心革面 xǐ​xīn​gé​miàn

    see

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  • created sense approved 革面 · gé​miàn · to change appearance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    革面

    gé​miàn

    to change appearance

    (literary) to change one's outward appearance; to change facial expression

    革 (literal) → 革 · gé · to change 面 (literal) → 面 · miàn · face

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  • created sense approved 革面 · gé​miàn · to reform superficially — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    革面

    gé​miàn

    to reform superficially

    to turn over a new leaf only ostensibly or superficially; to change one's outward behavior without a sincere change of heart, as in the idiom [[洗心革面|洗心革面|xi3 xin1 ge2 mian4]]

    革 (literal) → 革 · gé · to change 面 (literal) → 面 · miàn · face

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