摇身一变 搖身一變
摇身一变 搖身一變 yáo shēn yī biàn ㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄣ ㄧ ㄅㄧㄢˋ jiu4 san1 jat1 bin3
- to change shape in a single shake
- fig. to take on a new lease of life
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摇 搖
- 动摇 動搖 dòng yáo ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄠˊ dung6 jiu4 to sway
- 摇摆 搖擺 yáo bǎi ㄧㄠˊ ㄅㄞˇ jiu4 baai2 to sway
- 摇晃 搖晃 yáo huàng ㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄤˋ jiu4 fong2 to rock; to shake; to sway
- 摇滚 搖滾 yáo gǔn ㄧㄠˊ ㄍㄨㄣˇ jiu4 gwan2 rock 'n' roll (music)
- 摇篮 搖籃 yáo lán ㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄢˊ jiu4 laam2 cradle (for a baby)
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- 摇头 搖頭 yáo tóu ㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ jiu4 tau4 to shake one's head
- 摇摇欲坠 搖搖欲墜 yáo yáo yù zhuì ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄠˊ ㄩˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ jiu4 jiu4 juk6 zeoi6 tottering
- 后摇 後搖 hòu yáo ㄏㄡˋ ㄧㄠˊ hau6 jiu4 post-rock (music genre)
- 手摇 手搖 shǒu yáo ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄠˊ sau2 jiu4 hand-cranked
- 招摇 招搖 zhāo yáo ㄓㄠ ㄧㄠˊ ziu1 jiu4 to rock back and forth
- 摇人 搖人 yáo rén ㄧㄠˊ ㄖㄣˊ jiu4 jan4 to call people over; to rally people together
- 摇光 搖光 Yáo guāng ㄧㄠˊ ㄍㄨㄤ jiu4 gwong1 Alkaid; Eta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
- 摇动 搖動 yáo dòng ㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ jiu4 dung6 to shake
- 摇匀 搖勻 yáo yún ㄧㄠˊ ㄩㄣˊ jiu4 wan4 to mix by shaking
- 摇战 搖戰 yáo zhàn ㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄢˋ jiu4 zin3 (literary) to shake with fear
- 摇手 搖手 yáo shǒu ㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄡˇ jiu4 sau2 to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture)
- 摇撼 搖撼 yáo hàn ㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄢˋ jiu4 ham6 to shake
- 摇曳 搖曳 yáo yè ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄝˋ jiu4 jai6 to sway gently (as in the wind); (of a flame) to flicker
- 摇杆 搖桿 yáo gǎn ㄧㄠˊ ㄍㄢˇ jiu4 gon1 joystick
- 摇椅 搖椅 yáo yǐ ㄧㄠˊ ㄧˇ jiu4 ji2 rocking chair
身
- 一身 yī shēn ㄧ ㄕㄣ jat1 san1 whole body
- 人身 rén shēn ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄣ jan4 san1 person
- 健身 jiàn shēn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ gin6 san1 to exercise
- 全身 quán shēn ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄣ cyun4 san1 the whole body
- 出身 chū shēn ㄔㄨ ㄕㄣ ceot1 san1 to be born of
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- 切身 qiè shēn ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄣ cit3 san1 direct
- 动身 動身 dòng shēn ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄣ dung6 san1 to go on a journey
- 化身 huà shēn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄣ faa3 san1 incarnation
- 单身 單身 dān shēn ㄉㄢ ㄕㄣ daan1 san1 unmarried; single
- 投身 tóu shēn ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄣ tau4 san1 to throw oneself into sth
- 替身 tì shēn ㄊㄧˋ ㄕㄣ tai3 san1 stand-in
- 本身 běn shēn ㄅㄣˇ ㄕㄣ bun2 san1 itself
- 浑身 渾身 hún shēn ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄣ wan4 san1 all over
- 独身 獨身 dú shēn ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄣ duk6 san1 unmarried; single
- 献身 獻身 xiàn shēn ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ hin3 san1 to commit one's energy to
- 终身 終身 zhōng shēn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄣ zung1 san1 lifelong
- 翻身 fān shēn ㄈㄢ ㄕㄣ faan1 san1 to turn over (when lying)
- 脱身 脫身 tuō shēn ㄊㄨㄛ ㄕㄣ tyut3 san1 to get away
- 自身 zì shēn ㄗˋ ㄕㄣ zi6 san1 itself
- 藏身 cáng shēn ㄘㄤˊ ㄕㄣ cong4 san1 to hide
一
- 一一 yī yī ㄧ ㄧ jat1 jat1 one by one; one after another
- 一些 yī xiē ㄧ ㄒㄧㄝ jat1 se1 some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- 一代 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 doi6 an era; an age; a generation
- 一共 yī gòng ㄧ ㄍㄨㄥˋ jat1 gung6 in total; altogether
- 一再 yī zài ㄧ ㄗㄞˋ jat1 zoi3 repeatedly
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- 一切 yī qiè ㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋ jat1 cai3 everything
- 一半 yī bàn ㄧ ㄅㄢˋ jat1 bun3 half
- 一同 yī tóng ㄧ ㄊㄨㄥˊ jat1 tung4 together
- 一向 yī xiàng ㄧ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jat1 hoeng3 a period of time in the recent past
- 一味 yī wèi ㄧ ㄨㄟˋ jat1 mei6 persistently; stubbornly; blindly
- 一块 一塊 yī kuài ㄧ ㄎㄨㄞˋ jat1 faai3 a piece; a chunk
- 一如 yī rú ㄧ ㄖㄨˊ jat1 jyu4 to be just like
- 一定 yī dìng ㄧ ㄉㄧㄥˋ jat1 ding6 surely; certainly; definitely
- 一带 一帶 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 daai3 region; area
- 一度 yī dù ㄧ ㄉㄨˋ jat1 dou6 for a time
- 一律 yī lǜ ㄧ ㄌㄩˋ jat1 leot6 same; identical
- 一心 yī xīn ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ jat1 sam1 wholeheartedly
- 一手 yī shǒu ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ jat1 sau2 a skill
- 一旁 yī páng ㄧ ㄆㄤˊ jat1 pong4 aside
- 一旦 yī dàn ㄧ ㄉㄢˋ jat1 daan3 in case (sth happens)
变 變
- 事变 事變 shì biàn ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ si6 bin3 incident
- 哗变 嘩變 huá biàn ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ waa1 bin3 mutiny
- 应变 應變 yìng biàn ㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ jing3 bin3 to meet a contingency; to adapt oneself to changes
- 改变 改變 gǎi biàn ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ goi2 bin3 to change
- 演变 演變 yǎn biàn ㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ jin2 bin3 to develop; to evolve
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- 变动 變動 biàn dòng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ bin3 dung6 to change
- 变化 變化 biàn huà ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ bin3 faa3 (intransitive) to change; to vary
- 变形 變形 biàn xíng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bin3 jing4 to become deformed; to change shape; to morph
- 变成 變成 biàn chéng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ bin3 sing4 to change into
- 变换 變換 biàn huàn ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ bin3 wun6 to transform
- 变更 變更 biàn gēng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄥ bin3 gang1 to change
- 变为 變為 biàn wéi ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ bin3 wai4 to change into
- 变异 變異 biàn yì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄧˋ bin3 ji6 variation
- 变质 變質 biàn zhì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄓˋ bin3 zat1 to degenerate; to deteriorate
- 变通 變通 biàn tōng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ bin3 tung1 pragmatic
- 变迁 變遷 biàn qiān ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢ bin3 cin1 changes
- 变革 變革 biàn gé ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄜˊ bin3 gaak3 to transform
- 转变 轉變 zhuǎn biàn ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ zyun2 bin3 to change
- 一成不变 一成不變 yī chéng bù biàn ㄧ ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ jat1 sing4 bat1 bin3 (idiom) immutable; impervious to change; set in stone
- 千变万化 千變萬化 qiān biàn wàn huà ㄑㄧㄢ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ cin1 bin3 maan6 faa3 countless changes
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拿破仑 拿破崙 时代 時代 的 法国 法國 ， 魅力 诱人 誘人 的 天才 厨师 廚師 摇身一变 搖身一變 成为 成為 间谍 間諜 。
A brilliant, seductive chef turns to espionage in Napoleon-era France.
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