Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「改玉改步」 and how it’s used.
We’re presenting the idiom 「改玉改步」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
It means that if the identity of the deceased has changed, the number of burials should also be changed. Later it refers to changing the system or the change of dynasty. Same as “change steps and change jade”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gǎi yù gǎi bù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
goi2 yuk6 goi2 bou6
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