Pinyin "gui4"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "gui4" is split up into two parts: "gu" and "ei4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "gu"
Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ei4"
In the Eiffel Tower's bathroom.
Characters pronounced gui4
expensive / noble / precious / (honorific) your
贵
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中
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一
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贝
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Mnemonic symbol: a treasure chest. Gitta Giraffe (gu) and the crab (贝) found a treasure chest (贵) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). Inside of the chest they found a very precious dart board (中) and flutes (一) made out of gold; they mistake the flutes for darts and play a game of darts throwing the flutes at the very expensive (贵) dart board.
variant of 櫃|柜[gui4]
柜
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巨
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木
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The Leshan Giant Buddha (巨) got a new job in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). He is selling Christmas trees (木) to customers over a counter (柜). Right now he is giving one to Gitta Giraffe (gu). Because he is so gigantic, he has to be very careful while picking up the tree using his thumb and index finger.
cupboard / cabinet / wardrobe
柜
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巨
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木
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The Leshan Giant Buddha (巨) got a new job in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). He is selling Christmas trees (木) to customers over a counter (柜). Right now he is giving one to Gitta Giraffe (gu). Because he is so gigantic, he has to be very careful while picking up the tree using his thumb and index finger.
surname Gui / abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
桂
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圭
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木
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Gitta Giraffe (gu) finds three laurel (桂) crowns floating in circles around the top of the Christmas tree (木) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). She knows the goal of this mini game is to shoot all three laurel crowns with her bow. To make it easier for her she uses the special power of her jade tablet (圭) to freeze the laurel crowns for a few seconds.
cassia / laurel
桂
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圭
+
木
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Gitta Giraffe (gu) finds three laurel (桂) crowns floating in circles around the top of the Christmas tree (木) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). She knows the goal of this mini game is to shoot all three laurel crowns with her bow. To make it easier for her she uses the special power of her jade tablet (圭) to freeze the laurel crowns for a few seconds.
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis) / coffin lid decoration (old) / Taiwan pr. [kuai4]