tuō tāi huàn gǔ
to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist
to turn over a new leaf
fig. to change wholly
to create from other material (story, artwork etc)
tuō tāi
born
to emerge from the womb
fig. to develop out of sth else (of ideas, stories, political systems etc)
fig. to shed one's body (to be reborn)
bodiless (e.g. lacquerware)