WordTaiwan frequency #16,239
脫胎換骨
ㄊㄨㄛ ㄊㄞ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨˇ
“to completely transform; to undergo a thorough change, as if reborn”
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脫
ㄊㄨㄛ
To take off or remove clothing or accessories; to shed skin or leaves; to escape or get away from; to leak or be missing; to sell off.
胎
ㄊㄞ
fetus; unborn child; womb; origin; source; padding; classifier for litters; tire
換
ㄏㄨㄢˋ
To exchange or swap; to change or alter; to substitute or replace; to convert currency.
骨
ㄍㄨˇ
Bone; skeleton; the hard framework of an animal's body; a supporting structure; character; spirit; backbone.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 交換ㄐㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄢˋto exchange; to swap; to switch; to trade one thing for another; (math) commutative
- 脫離ㄊㄨㄛ ㄌㄧˊto break away from; to separate oneself from; to detach; to leave; to sever ties with
- 擺脫ㄅㄞˇ ㄊㄨㄛto break away from; to get rid of; to free oneself from; to cast off; to extricate oneself
- 轉換ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˋto change; to switch; to convert; to transform
- 更換ㄍㄥ ㄏㄨㄢˋto replace something old or worn with a new one; to change or swap out (equipment, parts, address, etc); to make a substitution.
- 換句話說ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄛin other words; to put it differently; used to rephrase or shift the logic or stance of what has been said
- 骨頭ㄍㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄡbone; a hard tissue forming the skeleton; moral character; bitterness; used as an insult meaning 'bad person' or 'uggy'; (Wu dialect) a remark with hidden sarcasm or complaint
- 雙胞胎ㄕㄨㄤ ㄅㄠ ㄊㄞtwin; two offspring born from the same pregnancy; can be identical or fraternal; also used figuratively for two very similar people or things.
- 輪胎ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄊㄞtire; pneumatic tire; rubber covering fitted around a wheel, usually inflated with air to cushion and protect the wheel
- 解脫ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄊㄨㄛto free; to release; to extricate; (Buddhism) liberation from worldly suffering and the cycle of rebirth; nirvana.
- 換取ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄩˇto obtain in exchange; to trade something for something else; to swap one thing for another.
- 脫身ㄊㄨㄛ ㄕㄣto get away; to escape from obligations; to free oneself; to disengage