改换门庭 (改換門庭)
gǎi huàn mén tíng
Pinyin

Definition

改换门庭 (改換門庭)
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gǎi huàn mén tíng
  1. to improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world
  2. to switch one's allegiance to a new patron

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

家庭
jiā tíng
  1. 1 family
  2. 2 household
  3. 3 classifier: 户 hù
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
改
gǎi
  1. 1 to change
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to transform
  4. 4 to correct
改为
gǎi wéi
  1. 1 to change into
改变
gǎi biàn
  1. 1 to change
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to transform
修改
xiū gǎi
  1. 1 to amend
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to modify

Idioms (20)

一改故辙
yī gǎi gù zhé
  1. 1 complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
  2. 2 a volte-face
  3. 3 to change old practices
大相径庭
dà xiāng jìng tíng
  1. 1 as different as can be (idiom)
  2. 2 poles apart
幡然改图
fān rán gǎi tú
  1. 1 to change one's plan all of a sudden (idiom)
改弦易辙
gǎi xián yì zhé
  1. 1 change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
  2. 2 to dance to a different tune
改过自新
gǎi guò zì xīn
  1. 1 to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf