脱骨换胎 tuō gǔ huàn tāi

DEFINITIONS

  1. to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist
  2. to turn over a new leaf
  3. fig. to change wholly

CHARACTERS

脱 tuō take off
骨 gǔ bone; skeleton; frame, framework
换 huàn change
胎 tāi unborn child, embryo, fetus