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面目一新

Mandarin · pinyin miàn mù yī xīn

complete change (idiom); facelift
We're in a wholly new situation.

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面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern

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4–4–1–1 · mian4 mu4 yi1 xin1

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min6 muk6 jat1 san1

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