| 摇身一变 |
yáo shēn yī biàn |
to change shape in a single shake / fig. to take on a new lease of life |
| 摇 |
Yáo |
surname Yao |
| 摇 |
yáo |
to shake / to rock / to row / to crank |
| 摇身 |
yáo shēn |
lit. to shake one's body / refers to abrupt transformation / same as 摇身一变 |
| 身 |
shēn |
body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158 |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 变 |
biàn |
to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion |