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變身

简变身 · 繁變身

Mandarin · pinyin biàn shēn

to undergo a transformation; to morph; to turn into
transformed version of sb or sth; new incarnation

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身: shēn · body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel

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4–1 · bian4 shen1

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bin3 san1

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noun

change of one's body into something else (frequently used in fiction and media, as the magical transforming of heroes: Superman, Transformer, etc.) — complete change of one's appearance
change of one's body into something else (frequently used in fiction and media, as the magical transforming of heroes: Superman, Transformer, etc.) — metamorphosis or transformation into something else
body so transformed

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