借尸还魂
jiè shī huán hún
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

借
jiè
  1. 1 to lend
  2. 2 to borrow
  3. 3 by means of
  4. 4 to take (an opportunity)
借口
jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to use as an excuse
  2. 2 on the pretext
  3. 3 excuse
  4. 4 pretext
幽魂
yōu hún
  1. 1 ghost
  2. 2 spirit (of the dead)
灵魂
líng hún
  1. 1 soul
  2. 2 spirit
惊魂
jīng hún
  1. 1 in a panicked state
  2. 2 frightened
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
借助
jiè zhù
  1. 1 to draw support from
  2. 2 with the help of
借机
jiè jī
  1. 1 to seize the opportunity
借用
jiè yòng
  1. 1 to borrow sth for another use
  2. 2 to borrow an idea for one's own use
借给
jiè gěi
  1. 1 to lend to sb
借鉴
jiè jiàn
  1. 1 to draw on (others' experience)
  2. 2 to learn from (how others do things)
  3. 3 lesson to be learned (by observing others)
凭借
píng jiè
  1. 1 to rely on
  2. 2 to depend on
  3. 3 by means of
  4. 4 thanks to
  5. 5 sth that one relies on
神魂颠倒
shén hún diān dǎo
  1. 1 lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love
  2. 2 fascinated
  3. 3 captivated
迷魂
mí hún
  1. 1 to bewitch
  2. 2 to enchant
  3. 3 to cast a spell over sb
销魂
xiāo hún
  1. 1 ecstasy
  2. 2 rapture
  3. 3 to feel overwhelming joy or sorrow
魂牵梦绕
hún qiān mèng rào
  1. 1 to be captivated
  2. 2 to wonder
  3. 3 enchanting
魂
hún
  1. 1 old variant of 魂[hún]
三魂
sān hún
  1. 1 three immortal souls in Daoism, representing spirit and intellect
丢魂
diū hún
  1. 1 to be distracted
亡魂
wáng hún
  1. 1 soul of the deceased
  2. 2 departed spirit

Idioms (18)

以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
  1. 1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
借尸还魂
jiè shī huán hún
  1. 1 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
借东风
jiè dōng fēng
  1. 1 lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use sb's help
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
  1. 1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
  2. 2 plagiarism
借资挹注
jiè zī yì zhù
  1. 1 to make use of sth in order to make good the deficits in sth else (idiom)
丧魂落魄
sàng hún luò pò
  1. 1 scared out of one's wits (idiom); in a panic
失魂落魄
shī hún luò pò
  1. 1 dazed
  2. 2 beside oneself (idiom)
有借有还，再借不难
yǒu jiè yǒu huán , zài jiè bù nán
  1. 1 return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom)
神魂颠倒
shén hún diān dǎo
  1. 1 lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love
  2. 2 fascinated
  3. 3 captivated
背城借一
bèi chéng jiè yī
  1. 1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
  2. 2 to put up a desperate struggle
草船借箭
cǎo chuán jiè jiàn
  1. 1 lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
  2. 2 fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends
阴魂不散
yīn hún bù sàn
  1. 1 lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the influence still lingers on
  3. 3 the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive
魂不守舍
hún bù shǒu shè
  1. 1 to be preoccupied (idiom)
  2. 2 to be inattentive
  3. 3 to be frightened out of one's mind
魂不附体
hún bù fù tǐ
  1. 1 lit. body and soul separated (idiom); fig. scared out of one's wits
  2. 2 beside oneself
魂飞魄散
hún fēi pò sàn
  1. 1 lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be frightened stiff
  3. 3 spooked out of one's mind
  4. 4 terror-stricken
黯然销魂
àn rán xiāo hún
  1. 1 overwhelming sadness (idiom); sorrow at parting

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