thoroughly to remould oneself(tuō tāi huàn gǔ)

thoroughly to remould oneself

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Tu ō t ā Ihu à ng ǔ, which means that Taoists believe that people can get rid of the fetus and put on bones after they practice hard. Now it is often used as a metaphor to change the past and be a new man. It comes from the night talk of lengzhai.

Analysis of Idioms

To change one's mind to change one's face

The origin of Idioms

Volume I of lengzhai Yehua written by Shi Huihong of Song Dynasty: "though it is not easy to change its meaning and make its language, it is called bone changing method; if you look into its meaning and describe it, it is called fetus seizing method."

Idiom usage

Combined; as predicate, adverbial; with commendatory meaning. example the elder took Cao huandan by himself. He was really cool and healthy. The 27th chapter of journey to the west by Wu Chengen in Ming Dynasty and the song of Hongmei Xude Kesuo Fu by Qiaoji in Yuan Dynasty: "rejuvenate the old, transform the old and feed the rosy clouds." In warning the world: false immortals make a havoc in Huaguang Temple: "if a mortal becomes an immortal, he will be reborn. He will first eliminate the vulgar muscles, and then change the immortal body again. This is not known to the naked eye Chapter two and seven of journey to the West: "the elder took Cao huandan himself. He was really reborn, fresh and healthy." It is also called "debonding". Shen De Fu of Ming Dynasty wrote in the book "wild capture · traitor · demon Liu Tianxu": "it is falsely said that there is a bone withdrawing pond near the bridge. If you take a bath in it, you will become a Buddha." See "pregnancy". Under the volume of Yu Bian's notes on yilaotang poetry in Ming Dynasty: "I once saw monk Zhongzhang's words:" everything is long, once you lose, you will get drunk, and when you spend and drink, you will stop teaching. " Is it not the word "Xing Fu" that has been used in this sentence Qian Qianyi's "reading Du Xiaojian" in Qing Dynasty: "ban Fu's preface to Jianwu revolution is about 200 words. This poem (Du Fu's" Xing CI Zhao Ling ") contains 20 words. The best way to transform the ancients is to taste deeply. " It is also called "removing bone and changing fetus". The second act of Guo Moruo's nanguancao: "Xia Wanchun: where, my Da Ai Fu completely imitates that of AI Jiangnan. Sheng Yunzhen: you're a boneless woman In addition, it should be replaced. In the Qing Dynasty, Niu Xiu's "the continuation of Gu Gu" and "Tuo Huan Fa": "to worry about the sky, to worry about the underground", which is the language of Chang Tong, while Chen Wozi's "Qiu Huai" says: "if you don't believe that there is a day, you can always be drunk, and you have no place to worry about." No matter what you say, once you change it, it becomes a good sentence. " Mao Zedong's firmly believe in the majority of the masses: "we say we should be reborn." Ba Jin's Capriccio: the 60th anniversary of the May 4th Movement: "there was a time when I really believed in what others had publicized. I really denied myself, and I was ready to start from scratch and make a serious transformation to be a new man." Sun Li: "I don't know what the relationship between the tidiness of teeth and the size of the impact is. Do we have to knock down two front teeth to be reborn?"

Chinese PinYin : tuō tāi huàn gǔ