借屍還魂 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 borrow; lend; make pretext of
屍 shī corpse, carcass
還 huán still, yet, also, besides
魂 hún soul, spirit