借尸还魂 in English jie4 shi1 huan2 hun2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) reincarnated in somebody else's body (idiomatic expression); metaphorically a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise

Simplified Characters

借 尸 还 魂

Traditional Characters

借 屍 還 魂

Pinyin

jie4 shi1 huan2 hun2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

借jie4to lend 尸shi1person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies) 还hai2surname Huan 魂hun2old variant of 魂[hun2]