借屍還魂

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

借屍還魂Traditional · Main Form
借尸还魂Alternate Form

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