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Definition(s) for: 借尸还魂

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
借尸还魂 jiè shī huán hún - lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 79,653 49,040

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jiè- 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
jiè- variant of 借[jie4]
shī- (literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies)
- (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution)
- corpse (variant of 屍|尸[shi1])
shī- (bound form) corpse
huán- surname Huan
hái- still
- still in progress
- still more
- yet
- even more
- in addition
- fairly
- passably (good)
- as early as
- even
- also
- else
huán- to pay back
- to return
hún- soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body)
hún- old variant of 魂[hun2]

Other Words Containing 借尸还魂

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo