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借屍還魂 (ze3 si1 waan4 wan4) — a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise in Cantonese

ze˗₃借siˉ¹屍waanˎ₄還wanˎ₄魂
简 借尸还魂
Mandarin Pinyin: jie4 shi1 huan2 hun2

Meaning of 借屍還魂

nouna discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
nounto revive under a new disguise (as a criminal would in order to hide his identity)
nounreincarnation (lit., "a returning soul borrows a corpse")

Characters in 借屍還魂

借ze3
borrow
屍si1
hold/occupy a position without doing one's duty
還waan4
go/come back; return (to a place)
魂wan4
soul; spirit; mood

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