| 改弦易辙 |
gǎi xián yì zhé |
change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction / to dance to a different tune |
| 改 |
gǎi |
to change / to alter / to transform / to correct |
| 弦 |
xián |
bow string / string of musical instrument / watchspring / chord (segment of curve) / hypotenuse / CL:根 |
| 易 |
Yì |
surname Yi / I Ching; Book of Changes (abbr. for 易经) |
| 易 |
yì |
easy / amiable / to change / to exchange / prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible" |
| 辙 |
zhé |
rut; track of a wheel (Taiwan pr. [che4]) / (coll.) the direction of traffic / a rhyme (of a song, poem etc) / (dialect) (usu. after 有 or 没) way; idea |