change both shape and essence
In Chinese, Pinyin is y í B ù Hu à nx í ng, which means moving feet and changing scenes. It describes the variety of scenery. It is also a metaphor that is gradually changing. From yandangji.
Analysis of Idioms
A change of form
Idiom usage
After Xin Zhai returned from Wu, he learned from Bian and Wang to edify Xu Gong and gradually changed his form. The second chapter of broomstick
The origin of Idioms
Dai Mingshi's Yandang Ji in the Qing Dynasty said: "the peaks of Yandang are skillfully connected with nature and change shape step by step."
change both shape and essence
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