改頭換面 [－头换－]

Jyutping goi2 tau4 wun6 min6
Pinyin gǎi tóu huàn miàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom)
  2. (Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably
  3. to undergo a transformation
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    淨​係​改變​一樣​嘢​嘅​外型​或者​形式​，​但​係​內容​其實​係​一​樣​嘅
    to change the appearance or form but not the essence; to make superficial changes; literally: to change the head and alter the face
    • 佢將你論文啲用字改頭換面之後，就當做另一篇新嘅論文。
      佢将你论文啲用字改头换面之后，就当做另一篇新嘅论文。
      keoi5 zoeng1 nei5 leon6 man2 di1 jung6 zi6 goi2 tau4 wun6 min6 zi1 hau6, zau6 dong3 zou6 ling6 jat1 pin1 san1 ge3 leon6 man2.
      After he superficially made changes to the words of your thesis, he then took it as a new thesis.
  2. 近義詞
    換湯唔換藥、新瓶舊酒
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢将你论文啲用字改头换面之后，就当做另一篇新嘅论文。
    佢將你論文啲用字改頭換面之後，就當做另一篇新嘅論文。
    keoi5 zoeng1 nei5 leon6 man2 di1 jung6 zi6 goi2 tau4 wun6 min6 zi1 hau6, zau6 dong3 zou6 ling6 jat1 pin1 san1 ge3 leon6 man2.
    • After he superficially made changes to the words of your thesis, he then took it as a new thesis.