脱胎 (脫胎)
tuō tāi
Pinyin

Definition

脱胎 (脫胎)
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tuō tāi
  1. to be born
  2. (fig.) to develop out of sth else (of ideas, stories, political systems etc)
  3. (fig.) to shed one's body (to be reborn)
  4. bodiless (e.g. lacquerware)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

投胎
tóu tāi
  1. 1 to be reincarnated
爆胎
bào tāi
  1. 1 flat tire
  2. 2 burst tire
  3. 3 blowout
胎
tāi
  1. 1 fetus
  2. 2 litter
  3. 3 tire
  4. 4 abbr. of 輪胎|轮胎
轮胎
lún tāi
  1. 1 tire
  2. 2 pneumatic tire
双胞胎
shuāng bāo tāi
  1. 1 twin
  2. 2 classifier: 对 duì

Idioms (3)

肉眼凡胎
ròu yǎn fán tāi
  1. 1 ignoramus (idiom)
脱胎换骨
tuō tāi huàn gǔ
  1. 1 to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist
  2. 2 to turn over a new leaf
  3. 3 fig. to change wholly
  4. 4 to create from other material (story, artwork etc)
脱骨换胎
tuō gǔ huàn tāi
  1. 1 to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist
  2. 2 to turn over a new leaf
  3. 3 fig. to change wholly

Sample Sentences

咳，真希望他们以后能有脱胎换骨的表现。
hài ，zhēn xīwàng tāmen yǐhòu néng yǒu tuōtāihuàngǔ de biǎoxiàn 。
Agh, I really hope they can turn things around in the future.
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