借尸还魂

Traditional: 借屍還魂

jiè shī huán hún

Dictionary entry

lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise

What does 借尸还魂 mean?

借尸还魂 (jiè shī huán hún) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise

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借jièto borrow · (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend 尸shī(literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies) · (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution)还Huánsurname Huan 魂húnold variant of 魂[hun2]

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借尸还魂

jiè shī huán hún

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