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改頭換面
简 改头换面 · 繁 改頭換面Mandarin · pinyin gǎi tóu huàn miàn
Meanings
- to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom)
- (Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably
- to undergo a transformation
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3–2–4–4 · gai3 tou2 huan4 mian4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
goi2 tau4 wun6 min6
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goi2 tau4 wun6 min6
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phrase
- (figurative) to reform oneself; to turn over a new leaf
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