biàn wèi
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  • 1

    v.(of food) go bad; acquire a strange taste

    • zhōng shì miàn bāo jí yì biàn wèi

      中式面包变味

      Chinese bread goes stale very quickly.

    • tā men de rì cháng yǐn shí bāo kuò yī kuài bù xīn xiān de miàn bāo yī wǎn mǐ fàn hé biàn wèi de shuǐ

      他们日常饮食包括新鲜面包米饭变味

      Their daily diet consisted of a lump of stale bread, a bowl of rice and stale water.

  • 2

    v.depart from the original spirit, feature, etc.

    • zhè ge huó dòng de chū zhōng yǐ jīng biàn wèi le

      这个活动初衷已经变味

      The original intention of this event has changed.