- to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist
- to turn over a new leaf
- fig. to change wholly
- to create from other material (story, artwork etc)
Characters
- 脱 (脫): to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from
- 胎 (胎): fetus; classifier for litters (of puppies etc); padding (in clothing or bedding); womb carrying a fetus; (fig.) origin; source; (loanword) tire
- 换 (換): to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)
- 骨 (骨): bone
Resources
- Wiktionary: 脱胎换骨
- MDBG: 脱胎换骨
- Examples with 脱胎换骨 on Tatoeba
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