Definitions

1. 1. (of insects) to undergo metamorphosis
2. 2. (fig.) to be transformed
3. 3. to metamorphose
4. 4. to become degraded

Components

• 蜕 tuì – skin cast off during molting
• 化 huà – to make into

Related Words

• 蜕化变质 tuì huà biàn zhì – to degenerate (morally) (idiom)