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借屍還魂
ze3 si1 waan4 wan4 |
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[1] reincarnation (lit., "a returning soul borrows a corpse") [2] to revive under a new disguise (as a criminal would in order to hide his identity) [3] a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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借屍還魂 / 借尸还魂 | ||
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Characters in this word:借 ze3 - borrow; lend屍 si1 - dead body 還 waan4 - return; still; even; again; also 魂 wan4 - soul; spirit |
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