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改头换面

gǎi tóu huàn miàn

4-character word Traditional 改頭換面

What 改头换面 means

1. to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom)
2. Taiwan(non-derogatory) to change considerably
3. to undergo a transformation

The characters in 改头换面

• 改gǎito change; to alter; to transform
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top
• 换huànto exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute
• 面miànface; side; surface

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