Pinyin "pi4"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "pi4" is split up into two parts: "pi" and "Ø4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "pi"
Pi is for Pocahontas.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø4"
In the space station's bathroom.
Characters pronounced pi4
to open (a door) / to open up (for development) / to dispel / to refute / to repudiate
辟
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尸
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口
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辛
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Mnemonic symbol from 辟邪, to ward of evil: a jade dragon, because this is what you get if you google image search 辟邪. Pocahontas (pi) stored some delicious kimchi (辛) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), and a ghost (尸) is trying to eat it all in one gulp. Pocahontas is prepared though and uses a jade dragon (辟) to fend off (辟) the ghost. She does throw a mandarin (口) to the desperate ghost though.
to give an example
譬
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辟
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言
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Pocahontas (pi) wants to give an example (譬) what happens with her enemies, and that's what she announces using a megaphone (言) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). As everyone is watching, on her command a jade dragon (辟) is devouring one of her enemies, and Pocahontas announces through the megaphone that this is the fate of anyone who stands against her.
fart / flatulence / nonsense / (usu. in the negative) what / (not) a damn thing