还魂 (huán hún) — to revive after death; to come back to life
Definition
Literary/classical verb meaning 'to revive after death, return as a ghost.' Most common in mythology and folklore (e.g. 借尸还魂); rare in everyday modern speech.
verb
to revive after deathto come back to life
Examples
- ，还魂。Tā sǐ le yǐ hòu, jū rán huán hún le.After he died, he actually came back to life.
- ，。Zài shén huà zhōng, zhè ge yīng xióng hái guò yí cì hún.In mythology, this hero revived once after death.
- 还魂。Zhè zhǒng lǎo gē zuì jìn yòu huán hún le.This kind of old song has recently come back into fashion.
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