Definition & Meaning

1.upgrade one's family background in order to raise one's social status

2.follow a new master

gǎi huàn mén tíng

改 换 门 庭

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1
slupgrade one's family background in order to raise one's social status
- tā dāng guān hòu jiā lǐ gǎi huàn mén tíng bù zài bèi rén qiáo bu qǐ
  他当官后，家里改换门庭，不再被人瞧不起。
  After he became a government official, his family status was changed; they were no longer looked down upon by others.
synonym
gǎi huàn jiā mén改换家门 gǎi huàn mén lǘ改换门闾
2
slmetafollow a new master

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