Definition
面目全非 describes something that has changed so drastically that it is no longer recognizable, usually with a negative sense of damage or destruction. In contrast, 焕然一新 means 'to take on a completely new look' with a positive sense of renewal. 翻天覆地 emphasizes the earth-shattering scale of change rather than the resulting appearance.
idiom
to change beyond recognitionto be completely altered
Examples
- 面目全非，。Nà běn shū bèi shān gǎi de miàn mù quán fēi, wánquán kàn bù chū yuán yàng le.That book was edited so heavily that it's completely unrecognizable from the original.
- 面目全非。Yì chǎng hóngshuǐ ràng zhěng gè cūnzhuāng miàn mù quán fēi.A flood left the entire village unrecognizable.
- ，面目全非，。Jīngguò duō nián fāzhǎn, zhèlǐ yǐjīng miàn mù quán fēi, wǒ wánquán zhǎo bú dào yǐqián de lù le.After years of development, this place has changed beyond recognition — I can't find the old roads at all.
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