改換門庭

简 改换门庭 · 繁 改換門庭
Mandarin · pinyin gǎi huàn mén tíng

Meanings

  1. to improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world
  2. to switch one's allegiance to a new patron
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改
gǎi · change, alter; improve, remodel
換
huàn · change, exchange; substitute
門
mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
庭
tíng · courtyard; spacious hall or yard
换
huàn · change
门
mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
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3–4–2–2 · gai3 huan4 men2 ting2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

goi2 wun6 mun4 ting4

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goi2 wun6 mun4 ting4

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改換門庭 · gai3 huan4 men2 ting2
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Exact source record改換門庭 改换门庭 [gai3 huan4 men2 ting2] /to improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world/to switch one's allegiance to a new patron/