借尸还魂
jiè​shī​huán​hún

to reincarnate

  • created sense approved 借尸还魂/借屍還魂 · jiè​shī​huán​hún · to reincarnate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借尸还魂 / 借屍還魂

    jiè​shī​huán​hún

    to reincarnate

    (of a soul) to be reincarnated in another person's body after death

    借 (literal) → 借 · jiè · to make use of 尸 (literal) → 尸/屍 · shī · corpse 还魂 (literal) → 还魂/還魂 · huán​hún · to come back to life

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  • created sense approved 借尸还魂/借屍還魂 · jiè​shī​huán​hún · to revive in a new guise — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借尸还魂 / 借屍還魂

    jiè​shī​huán​hún

    to revive in a new guise

    (of a discarded or discredited idea, movement, etc.) to reappear under a different name or form

    借 (literal) → 借 · jiè · to use as a pretext 尸 (literal) → 尸/屍 · shī · corpse 还魂 (literal) → 还魂/還魂 · huán​hún · to come back to life

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