改口 gǎi kǒu

DEFINITIONS

  1. to change one's tune
  2. to modify one's previous remark
  3. to change the way one addresses sb (as when one marries and starts to call one's husband's parents 爸爸[ba4 ba5] and 媽媽|妈妈[ma1 ma5])

CHARACTERS

改 gǎi change, alter; improve, remodel
口 kǒu mouth; open end; entrance, gate