to improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world; to switch one's allegiance to a new patron
trad. 改換門庭
Also written 改換門庭【gǎi huàn mén tíng】
Characters in this word
4改
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to change, to alter, to transform, to correct
- Pinyin
- gǎi
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 3162 of 2500
换
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to exchange, to change (clothes etc), to substitute, to switch, to convert (currency)
- Pinyin
- huàn
- Traditional
- 換
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 1175 of 2500
门
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surname Men
- Pinyin
- Mén
- Traditional
- 門
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 909 of 2500
庭
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main hall, front courtyard, law court
- Pinyin
- tíng
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 46932 of 2500