







换羽移宫 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to change the key of a musical piece”. Figuratively, to alter the content or nature of something. Literally, “Change 'yu' and move 'gong' (ancient musical notes)”.

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Open the tool →换羽移宫 (huàn yǔ yí gōng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to change the key of a musical piece”.
换羽移宫 is pronounced huàn yǔ yí gōng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 换羽移宫 means “Change 'yu' and move 'gong' (ancient musical notes)”. It is used to mean “to change the key of a musical piece”.
见“移宫换羽”。亦作“移商换羽”。谓乐曲换调。宫、商、羽均为古代乐曲五音中之音调名。后也比喻事情的内容有所变更。