改了名换了姓
“had me change my name and identity.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他便招了小人
“So he recruited me,”
改了名换了姓
“had me change my name and identity.”
你在长安
“What were you doing”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, one's surname represents lineage and filial piety; to 'change one's surname' is considered an extreme, desperate act usually forced by political peril or life-or-death survival.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to change one's name and surname; assume a false identity
A common idiom describing going into hiding or severing ties with one's past identity to avoid danger or persecution.