改頭換面
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English
- to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom)
- (Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably
- to undergo a transformation
- 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
- 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