借尸还魂

借
借
尸
屍
还
還
魂
魂
lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise

Characters and words in 借尸还魂

借
jiè = ji + e4
to lend / to borrow / by means of / to take (an opportunity)
借 = 亻 + 昔 : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and Joan of Arc (ji) are enjoying milkshakes (昔) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). To let each other taste the other's milkshake, they lend (借) them each other.
借
藉
jiè = ji + e4
variant of 借[jie4]
借 = 亻 + 昔 : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and Joan of Arc (ji) are enjoying milkshakes (昔) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). To let each other taste the other's milkshake, they lend (借) them each other.
尸
shi̅ = sh + Ø1
person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies) / to put a corpse on display (after execution) / variant of 屍|尸[shi1] / corpse
Sherlock Holmes (sh) is investigating a crime scene with a corpse (尸) in front of the space station (Ø1). The victim's ghost (尸) is trying to give him hints from the afterlife about their killer.
尸
屍
shi̅ = sh + Ø1
corpse
还
還
huán = hu + an2
surname Huan
还
還
hái = h + ai2
still / still in progress / still more / yet / even more / in addition / fairly / passably (good) / as early as / even / also / else
还 = 不 + 辶 : Hamlet sees an early exhibit of king Leonidas' gladiator sandals in the airplane's kitchen. However, the exhibition is still not set up but in the progress of being set up, so there's a big sign showing that it's forbidden to touch the sandals.
还
還
huán = hu + an2
to pay back / to return
还
還
魂
魂
to return from the grave / (old) to recycle (waste products)
魂
䰟
hún = hu + (e)n2
old variant of 魂[hun2]
魂 = 云 + 鬼 : Helga Horse (hu) just entered the encampment ((e)n2) when a demon (鬼) appears out of a cloud (云) and kills her. The next thing Helga Horse knows is how her spirit (魂) leaves her dead body.
魂
hún = hu + (e)n2
soul / spirit / immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body
魂 = 云 + 鬼 : Helga Horse (hu) just entered the encampment ((e)n2) when a demon (鬼) appears out of a cloud (云) and kills her. The next thing Helga Horse knows is how her spirit (魂) leaves her dead body.

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