改换门庭 in English gai3 huan4 men2 ting2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world
  • to switch one's allegiance to a new patron

Simplified Characters

改 换 门 庭

Traditional Characters

改 換 門 庭

Pinyin

gai3 huan4 men2 ting2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

改gai3to change 换huan4to exchange 门men2surname Men 庭ting2main hall