借屍還魂

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

to lend / to borrow / by means of / to take (an opportunity)

variant of 借[jie4]

corpse

surname Huan

still / still in progress / still more / yet / even more / in addition / fairly / passably (good) / as early as / even / also / else

to pay back / to return

to return from the grave / (old) to recycle (waste products)

old variant of 魂[hun2]

soul / spirit / immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body