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(of a dead person's soul) find reincarnation in another's corpse; (of something evil) revive in a new guise

jiè shī huán hún

借 尸 还 魂

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derog(of a dead person's soul) find reincarnation in another's corpse; (of something evil) revive in a new guise
- tā jì chéng le qí fù yī bō zhè bù shì shuō ràng tā jiè shī huán hún ér shì yōng bào qí shì yè
  他继承了其父衣钵，这不是说让他借尸还魂，而是拥抱其事业。
  He takes on his father's struggle, not by recovering his body but by embracing his cause.
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jiè shī hái yáng借尸还阳

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