脱胎换骨 tuō tāi huàn gǔ be completely transformed

Explanation

原指道教修炼者通过修炼，改变凡胎肉体，成为神仙。现比喻人的思想、品格或面貌发生彻底的改变。

Originally referred to Taoist practitioners who, through cultivation, changed their mortal bodies and became gods. Now it is used to describe a thorough change in a person's thoughts, character, or appearance.

Origin Story

话说唐朝时期，有一位名叫李白的书生，自幼聪颖，饱读诗书，却始终无法在科举考试中脱颖而出，心中十分苦闷。一日，他来到深山古寺，偶遇一位云游高僧。高僧见李白愁眉苦脸，便赠予他一本古籍，并说：“此书可助你脱胎换骨。”李白将信将疑，日夜研读，书中记载了各种修身养性的方法，以及对人生的独特见解。李白认真实践，潜心修炼，几年后，他不仅文采更加斐然，而且心境豁然开朗，看淡了功名利禄，开始专注于诗歌创作。他的诗歌充满了浪漫主义情怀，以及对人生的深刻感悟，名扬天下，成为一代诗仙。

huà shuō táng cháo shíqī, yǒu yī wèi míng jiào lǐ bái de shūshēng, zì yòu cōngyǐng, bǎo dú shīshū, què shǐzhōng wúfǎ zài kējǔ kǎoshì zhōng tuō yǐng ér chū, xīn zhōng shífēn kǔ mèn。yī rì, tā lái dào shēnshān gǔ sì, ǒuyù yī wèi yúnyóu gāosēng。gāosēng jiàn lǐ bái chóuméi kǔliǎn, biàn zèng yǔ tā yī běn gǔjí, bìng shuō：“cǐ shū kě zhù nǐ tuō tāi huàn gǔ。”lǐ bái jiāng xìn jiāng yí, rì yè yán dú, shū zhōng jìzǎi le gè zhǒng xiūshēn yǎngxìng de fāngfǎ, yǐjí duì rénshēng de dútè jiànjiě。lǐ bái rènzhēn shíjiàn, qiánxīn xiūliàn, jǐ nián hòu, tā bù jǐn wéncǎi gèng jiā fěirán, érqiě xīnjìng huò rán kāilǎng, kàn dàn le gōngmíng lìlù, kāishǐ zhuānzhū yú shīgē chuàngzuò。tā de shīgē chōngmǎn le làngmàn zhǔyì qínghuái, yǐjí duì rénshēng de shēnkè gǎnwù, míng yáng tiānxià, chéngwéi yīdài shīxiān。

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a scholar named Li Bai, who was intelligent from a young age, well-read, but he could not succeed in the imperial examination. One day, he came to an ancient temple in the mountains and met a wandering monk. The monk gave him an ancient book and said, "This book can help you transform." Li Bai read it day and night, and learned about self-cultivation and unique insights into life. After several years, he not only became more talented, but also calmer and more focused on writing poems, which made him world-famous.

Usage

用作谓语、状语；形容变化巨大，彻底改变。

yòng zuò wèiyǔ, zhuàngyǔ; xiáoróng biànhuà jùdà, chèdǐ gǎibiàn。

Used as a predicate and adverbial modifier; describes a huge change, a fundamental change.

Examples

• 经过这次培训，他脱胎换骨，成为了一名合格的工程师。

  jīngguò zhè cì péixùn, tā tuō tāi huàn gǔ, chéngwéi le yī míng hé gé de gōngchéngshī.

  After this training, he was completely transformed and became a qualified engineer.

• 这部电影的特效让人叹为观止，简直是脱胎换骨的改变。

  zhè bù diànyǐng de tèxiào ràng rén tàn wéi guǎnzhǐ, jiǎnzhí shì tuō tāi huàn gǔ de gǎibiàn。

  The special effects of this movie are breathtaking, a complete transformation

Related Idioms

• 改头换面

• 焕然一新

Opposite Idioms

• 故步自封

• 冥顽不灵