改頭換面

1. • to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom)
2. • (non-derogatory) to change considerably

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3. • to undergo a transformation

Character by character

• 改(gǎi)change
• 頭(tóu)head
• 換(huàn)exchange
• 面(miàn)face