Change of government

Change of government

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g ǎ izh è ngy í f ē ng, which means to change the customs. It comes from the biography of Ma Liao in the East View of Han Dynasty.

Idioms and allusions

Source: biography of Maliao in dongguanhanji: "there must be a root for my husband to change his political style. Chang'an said: "in the city, it's good to have high bun, one foot high in all directions; in the city, it's good to have wide eyebrows, and half forehead in all directions; in the city, it's good to have wide sleeves, and it's good to use silk in all directions."

Idiom usage

Used as predicate, object, attribute, etc