脱胎换骨
tuō tāi huàn gǔ
Pinyin

Definition

脱胎换骨
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tuō tāi huàn gǔ
  1. to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist
  2. to turn over a new leaf
  3. fig. to change wholly
  4. to create from other material (story, artwork etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn
  1. 1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. etched in one's memory
  3. 3 unforgettable
投胎
tóu tāi
  1. 1 to be reincarnated
排骨
pái gǔ
  1. 1 pork chop
  2. 2 pork cutlet
  3. 3 spare ribs
  4. 4 (coll.) skinny person
爆胎
bào tāi
  1. 1 flat tire
  2. 2 burst tire
  3. 3 blowout
胎
tāi
  1. 1 fetus
  2. 2 litter
  3. 3 tire
  4. 4 abbr. of 輪胎|轮胎
轮胎
lún tāi
  1. 1 tire
  2. 2 pneumatic tire
双胞胎
shuāng bāo tāi
  1. 1 twin
  2. 2 CL:對|对[duì]
骨
gǔ
  1. 1 bone
骨子
gǔ zi
  1. 1 ribs
  2. 2 frame
骨头
gǔ tou
  1. 1 bone
  2. 2 CL:根[gēn],塊|块[kuài]
  3. 3 moral character
  4. 4 bitterness
三胞胎
sān bāo tāi
  1. 1 triplets
备胎
bèi tāi
  1. 1 spare tire
  2. 2 (slang) fallback guy (or girl)
傲骨
ào gǔ
  1. 1 lofty and unyielding character
伤筋动骨
shāng jīn dòng gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
刺骨
cì gǔ
  1. 1 piercing
  2. 2 cutting
  3. 3 bone-chilling
  4. 4 penetrating (cold)
刻骨
kè gǔ
  1. 1 ingrained
  2. 2 entrenched
  3. 3 deep-rooted
堕胎
duò tāi
  1. 1 to induce an abortion
  2. 2 induced abortion
娘胎
niáng tāi
  1. 1 womb
彻骨
chè gǔ
  1. 1 to the bone
  2. 2 to the marrow
  3. 3 fig. to a very large degree
怪胎
guài tāi
  1. 1 freak
  2. 2 abnormal embryo
  3. 3 fetus with deformity

Idioms (20)

伤筋动骨
shāng jīn dòng gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
伤筋断骨
shāng jīn duàn gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
刻骨相思
kè gǔ xiāng sī
  1. 1 deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn
  1. 1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. etched in one's memory
  3. 3 unforgettable
冢中枯骨
zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ
  1. 1 dried bones in burial mound (idiom); dead and buried
如蛆附骨
rú qū fù gǔ
  1. 1 lit. like maggots feeding on a corpse (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. fixed on sth
  3. 3 to cling on without letting go
  4. 4 to pester obstinately
寒风刺骨
hán fēng cì gǔ
  1. 1 bone chilling wind (idiom)
恨之入骨
hèn zhī rù gǔ
  1. 1 to hate sb to the bone (idiom)
情同骨肉
qíng tóng gǔ ròu
  1. 1 as close as flesh and bones (idiom); deep friendship
情逾骨肉
qíng yú gǔ ròu
  1. 1 feelings deeper than for one's own flesh and blood (idiom)
  2. 2 deep friendship
柔情侠骨
róu qíng xiá gǔ
  1. 1 gentle feelings and chivalrous disposition (idiom)
毛骨悚然
máo gǔ sǒng rán
  1. 1 to have one's hair stand on end (idiom)
  2. 2 to feel one's blood run cold
生死肉骨
shēng sǐ ròu gǔ
  1. 1 lit. the dead returning to life
  2. 2 a miracle (idiom)
瘦骨嶙峋
shòu gǔ lín xún
  1. 1 skinny; emaciated (idiom)
皮包骨头
pí bāo gǔ tóu
  1. 1 to be all skin and bones (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 皮包骨[pí bāo gǔ]
粉身碎骨
fěn shēn suì gǔ
  1. 1 lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to die horribly
  3. 3 to sacrifice one's life
粘皮带骨
nián pí dài gǔ
  1. 1 (old) (idiom) muddled
  2. 2 indecisive
  3. 3 plodding
肉眼凡胎
ròu yǎn fán tāi
  1. 1 ignoramus (idiom)
脱胎换骨
tuō tāi huàn gǔ
  1. 1 to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist
  2. 2 to turn over a new leaf
  3. 3 fig. to change wholly
  4. 4 to create from other material (story, artwork etc)
脱骨换胎
tuō gǔ huàn tāi
  1. 1 to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist
  2. 2 to turn over a new leaf
  3. 3 fig. to change wholly

Sample Sentences

咳，真希望他们以后能有脱胎换骨的表现。
hài ，zhēn xīwàng tāmen yǐhòu néng yǒu tuōtāihuàngǔ de biǎoxiàn 。
Agh, I really hope they can turn things around in the future.
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