粵

改goi2頭tau4換wun6面min6

simp改头换面
goi2 tau4 wun6 min6gǎi tóu huàn miàn

English

  1. to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom)
  2. (Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably
  3. to undergo a transformation
  4. to change the appearance or form but not the essence; to make superficial changes; literally: to change the head and alter the face

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 淨係改變一樣嘢嘅外型或者形式,但係內容其實係一樣嘅

Examples

  • 佢將你論文啲用字改頭換面之後,就當做另一篇新嘅論文。

    After he superficially made changes to the words of your thesis, he then took it as a new thesis.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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