面目全非
min6 muk6 cyun4 fei1miàn mù quán fēi
English
- nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
- to have changed beyond recognition, especially in an undesirable way
粵語 — Cantonese
- 變化大得好緊要,同原先個樣完全唔同;一般帶有負面意思
Examples
喺外國生活咗十年,返到嚟香港,發現呢個地方已經面目全非。
Returning after living overseas for ten years, I realised that Hong Kong was no longer the place I used to know.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk