借尸还魂 jiè shī huán hún

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

借 jiè
HSK 3
borrow; lend; make pretext of
尸 shī
HSK 6
corpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; KangXi radical 44
还 huán
HSK 2
still, yet, also, besides
魂 hún
HSK 6
soul, spirit