gǎi tóu huàn miàn

Traditional: 改頭換面

改头换面 (gǎi tóu huàn miàn) is a Chinese word meaning “to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom); (Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably; to undergo a transformation”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 改头换面

改gǎi · to change头tóu · head换huàn · to exchange面miàn · face

Related words

头head头suffix for nouns里面inside里面variant of 裡面|里面[li3 mian4]改变to change换to exchange外面outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense)上面on top of后面the back; the rear; the last bit头发hair (on the head)面face面flour

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