「脱胎換骨」
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Pronunciation: | tyut3 toi1 wun6 gwat1 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
脱 to shed; to undress; to drop; to lose; to get out of; to break away from; generation; to take off; to remove; to leave; to escape 胎 foetus; embryo; tyre; tire 換 to change; to exchange; to barter; to replace 骨 quarter; one fourth; bone; the pleat |
Variants: | Variants: 脫胎換骨 |
Part of Speech: | verb |
Explanation: |
to undergo a thorough change, often becoming better
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