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脱胎换骨

tuō tāi huàn gǔ

4-character word Traditional 脫胎換骨

What 脱胎换骨 means

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)

The characters in 脱胎换骨

• 脱tuōto shed; to take off; to escape
• 胎tāifetus; classifier for litters (of puppies etc); padding (in clothing or bedding)
• 换huànto exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute
• 骨gǔbone

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