We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「搖身一變」, explained below.
The idiom 「搖身一變」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.
Old fantasy novels describe people with supernatural powers who can use magic to change their original appearance with just a shake of their body. It is now used to describe people who have no moral principles and suddenly change drastically.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yáo shēn yī biàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yiu4 san1 yat1 bin3
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