借尸还魂 — Chinese idiom
借尸还魂
jiè shī huán hún
Traditional: 借屍還魂
Meaning
- lit. reincarnated in sb else's body ; fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
Character by character
- 借jièto borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext
- 尸shībody, corpse
- 还huánalso, besides; still, yet; to return
- 魂húnsoul, spirit
Idioms sharing a character
- 借刀杀人 jiè dāo shā rén
- 借古讽今 jiè gǔ fěng jīn
- 借花献佛 jiè huā xiàn Fó
- 借酒浇愁 jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu
- 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī
- 五马分尸 wǔ mǎ fēn shī
- 尸位素餐 shī wèi sù cān
- 尸山血海 shī shān xuè hǎi
- 尸横遍野 shī héng biàn yě
- 掘墓鞭尸 jué mù biān shī
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