lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
trad. 借屍還魂
Also written 借屍還魂【jiè shī huán hún】
Characters in this word
4借
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to borrow, (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend, to make use of; to avail oneself of, (sometimes followed by 著|着[zhe5]) by; with
- Pinyin
- jiè
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 1371 of 2500
尸
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(literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies), (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution), variant of 屍|尸[shi1]
- Pinyin
- shī
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 11143 of 2500
还
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surname Huan
- Pinyin
- Huán
- Traditional
- 還
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 49 of 2500
魂
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old variant of 魂[hun2]
- Pinyin
- hún
- Traditional
- 䰟
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 16902 of 2500