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借屍還魂 (ze3 si1 waan4 wan4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

借屍還魂 (ze3 si1 waan4 wan4, jiè shī huán hún) — lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 借一借 (ze3 jat1 ze3) — "excuse me" (asking someone to make way); to borrow
• 借 (ze3) — to lend; to borrow; by means of; to take (an opportunity); to make use of
• 借借 (ze3 ze3) — "excuse me" (asking someone to make way)
• 借咗聾耳陳隻耳 (ze3 zo2 lung4 ji5 can4 zek3 ji5) — turn on a deaf ear; pretend not to hear (slang)
• 借問聲 (ze3 man6 seng1) — Excuse me. Could you tell me…?
• 借啲意 (ze3 di1 ji2) — to be opportunistic; to take advantage of a situation; to make an excuse to

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