面目全非

Mandarin · pinyin miàn mù quán fēi

Meanings

  1. nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
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面
miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
目
mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
全
quán · maintain, keep whole or intact
非
fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
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4–4–2–1 · mian4 mu4 quan2 fei1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

min6 muk6 cyun4 fei1

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  1. (usually derogatory) to have a radically different appearance (due to changes); to change beyond recognition

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面目全非 · mian4 mu4 quan2 fei1
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Exact source record面目全非 面目全非 [mian4 mu4 quan2 fei1] /nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition/