yáo
shēn
biàn

idiom
common

Meaning of 摇身一变

摇身一变 means (in mythology or fiction) to shake one's body and transform into another form; (of a villain) to reappear under a different guise; to suddenly change one's identity or appearance. Pronounced yáo shēn yī biàn.

  • (in mythology or fiction) to shake one's body and transform into another form
  • (of a villain) to reappear under a different guise; to suddenly change one's identity or appearance

Definitions & Examples

Sūn
kōng
yáo
shēn
biàn
 
biàn
chéng
le
zhī
cāng
ying
 

Sun Wukong shook his body and transformed into a fly.

yāo
guài
yáo
shēn
biàn
 
huà
zuò
zhèn
qīng
fēng
táo
zǒu
le
 

That demon shook its body and transformed into a gust of wind to escape.