摇身一变

Traditional form:

搖身一變

Pinyin (reading):

yáoshēnyībiàn

Definitions:

• to change shape in a single shake
• fig. to take on a new lease of life

Characters:

• 摇 - to rock, to shake; to swing, to wave
• 身 - body, torso; person; pregnancy
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 变 - to change, to transform, to alter; rebel

Traditional characters:

• 搖 - to rock, to shake; to swing, to wave
• 身 - body, torso; person; pregnancy
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 變 - to change, to transform, to alter; rebel