脱胎换骨 in English tuo1 tai1 huan4 gu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiomatic expression); born again Daoist
  • to turn over a new leaf
  • metaphorically to change wholly
  • to create from other material (story, artwork and so on)

Simplified Characters

脱 胎 换 骨

Traditional Characters

脫 胎 換 骨

Pinyin

tuo1 tai1 huan4 gu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

脱tuo1to shed 胎tai1fetus 换huan4to exchange 骨gu3bone