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脱胎换骨
tuō tāi huàn gǔ
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Definitions
- 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)