換湯不換藥

换
換
汤
湯
不
不
换
換
药
藥
different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only / a change in form but not in substance

Characters and words in 換湯不換藥

换
換
huàn = hu + an4
to exchange / to change (clothes etc) / to substitute / to switch / to convert (currency)
换 = 奂 + 扌 : Helga Horse (hu) received two new toy claws (扌) and tests them in the anthill's bathroom (an4). To test whether they are the same, she repeatedly exchanges (换) them and weighs them in her hands. She then makes both tips of the claws touch and quietly whispers "excellent" (奂).
汤
湯
ta̅ng = t + ang1
surname Tang
汤
湯
sha̅ng = sh + ang1
rushing current
汤
湯
ta̅ng = t + ang1
soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled
汤 = 𠃓 + 氵 : Tecumseh (t) is cooking a soup (汤) in front of the anglepod (ang1). First he boils a bottle of water (氵), then he adds Icarus' wings (𠃓).
不
bù = bu + Ø4
(negative prefix) / not / no
不 = 丆 + 卜 : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.
不
bù = bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
药
藥
yào = y + ao4
medicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) / CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4] / to poison
药 = 艹 + 约 : Maud Younger is on a date in the aorta, but she has to pass gas all the time. In the bathroom she desperately eats a sheet of artificial lawn, thinking that it should be the right medicine for her.

Words with 換湯不換藥

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Sentences with 換湯不換藥

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