借尸还魂

jiè shī huán hún

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 借尸还魂

借
jiè

to lend

还
hái

still

还
huán

to pay back

魂
hún

soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body)

尸
shī

corpse

还魂
huán hún

to return from the grave