Mandarinbanana

nǎ = n + a3

how / which

哪 = 口 + 那 : Napoleon is locked into the ashram. He holds a mandarin like Hamlet held that skull and asks himself: "By my holy laser sword, how can I escape this dreadful place?"

哪

na = n + a5

(emphatic sentence-final particle, used instead of 啊[a5] after a word ending in "n")

哪

né = n + e2

used in 哪吒[Ne2 zha1] / Taiwan pr. [nuo2]

哪

něi = n + ei3

which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)

有

yǒu = y + ou3

to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)

有 = 𠂇 + 月 : Mnemonic symbol: confetti.

In an act of revolution, with a pair of scissors (𠂇) Maud Younger (y) is cutting a paper moon (月) into tiny pieces in the outhouse's living room (ou3). There is (有) only confetti (有) left over.

这

這

zhè

样

樣

yàng

this kind of / so / this way / like this / such

这

這

zhè = zh + e4

(pronoun) this; these / (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) / (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)

这 = 文 + 辶 : James II of England (zh) is carrying a heavy book (文) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). This (这) book is so heavy that his gladiator sandals (辶) are sinking deep into the sand.

样

樣

yàng = y + ang4

manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type

样 = 木 + 羊 : Maud Younger finds a sheep painting the walls in the anglepod's bathroom. The sheep is painting the walls with a pattern of Christmas trees. Intoxicated by the pattern's appearance, she almost believes herself to stand in the middle of a mystical forest.

管

筦

guǎn = gu + an3

variant of 管[guan3]

管 = ⺮ + 官 : As a government offficial, Gitta Giraffe is checking the books of the anthill inside of it. She has to check many many folders, and to protect herself and her work, she's beating anyone who gets too close with a bamboo stick.

管

guǎn = gu + an3

surname Guan

管 = ⺮ + 官 : As a government offficial, Gitta Giraffe is checking the books of the anthill inside of it. She has to check many many folders, and to protect herself and her work, she's beating anyone who gets too close with a bamboo stick.

管

guǎn = gu + an3

to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards

管 = ⺮ + 官 : As a government offficial, Gitta Giraffe is checking the books of the anthill inside of it. She has to check many many folders, and to protect herself and her work, she's beating anyone who gets too close with a bamboo stick.

马

馬

mǎ = m + a3

surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]

马

馬

mǎ = m + a3

horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

马 = ㇖ + ㇉ + 一 : A beautiful unicorn rides on top of Mahatma Gandhi in the ashram.

的

di̅ = di + Ø1

see 的士[di1 shi4]

的

dí = di + Ø2

really and truly

的

dì = di + Ø4

aim / clear

的

de = d + e5

of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs

的 = 勺 + 白 : Don Quixote (d) ends up on the elevator's roof (e5) after a standoff. His only weapon left is a silver spoon (勺), so he can only wave with a white flag (白).

的

dì = di + Ø4

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

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