gǎi xián yì zhé

Traditional: 改弦易轍

改弦易辙 (gǎi xián yì zhé) is a Chinese word meaning “change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction; to dance to a different tune”.

Meanings

  1. 1change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
  2. 2to dance to a different tune

Characters in 改弦易辙

改gǎi · to change弦xián · bow string易yì · easy辙zhé · rut; track of a wheel (Taiwan pr. [che4])

Related words

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