- to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom)
- (Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably
- to undergo a transformation
Characters
- 改 (改): to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
- 头 (頭): head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 换 (換): to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)
- 面 (面): face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
Resources
- Wiktionary: 改头换面
- MDBG: 改头换面
- Examples with 改头换面 on Tatoeba
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