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Chinese
Pronunciation
Idiom
脫胎換骨
- (figurative) to completely reform oneself
常溫養，使脫胎換骨，身在雲端。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
常温养，使脱胎换骨，身在云端。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: 宋．葛長庚《沁園春．要做神仙》
- Cháng wēn yǎng, shǐ tuōtāihuàngǔ, shēn zài yúnduān.
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那長老自服了草還丹，真是脫胎換骨，神爽體健。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
那长老自服了草还丹，真是脱胎换骨，神爽体健。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16th century CE
- Nà chánglǎo zì fú le cǎo hái dān, zhēnshì tuōtāihuàngǔ, shén shuǎng tǐ jiàn.
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References
- “Entry #54668”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.