Mandarinbanana

ta̅ = t + a1

he or him / (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant) / (used before sb's name for emphasis) / (used as a meaningless mock object) / other / another

他 = 也 + 亻 : An excavator sees Rosa Luxemburg and Tecumseh whisper secretly in front of the ashram. He wants to approach them, when Rosa raises her arm and points at him.

他

ta̅ = t + a1

he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant) / (used before sb's name for emphasis) / (used as a meaningless mock object) / (literary) other

不

bù

但

dàn

not only (... but also...)

不

bù = bu + Ø4

(negative prefix) / not / no

不 = 丆 + 卜 : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.

不

bù = bu + Ø4

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

但

dàn = d + an4

but / yet / however / only / merely / still

但 = 亻 + 旦 : Rosa Luxemburg and Don Quixote meet each other in the early morning in the anthill's bathroom, but they both only started their morning coffee (which is in their mugs) and are not in the mood to talk yet.

偷

to̅u

吃

chi̅

to eat on the sly / to pilfer food / to be unfaithful

偷

to̅u = t + ou1

to steal / to pilfer / to snatch / thief / stealthily

偷 = 亻 + 俞 : As of late Rosa Luxemburg (亻) is in a relationship with Tecumseh (t). Their relationship would be much easier if it weren't for Yu Xiulian (俞) constantly following them. At the moment they're standing in front of the outhouse (ou1) and Yu Xiulian is constantly complaining how Rosa stole (偷) her boyfriend.

吃

chi̅ = ch + Ø1

to eat / to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate / to destroy / to absorb / to suffer / to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [ji2])

吃 = 乞 + 口 : Charlie Chaplin and the beggar are floating in front of the space station. Charlie Chaplin is very hungry and begs the beggar to hand over the beggar's mandarin.

吃

喫

chi̅ = ch + Ø1

variant of 吃[chi1]

吃 = 乞 + 口 : Charlie Chaplin and the beggar are floating in front of the space station. Charlie Chaplin is very hungry and begs the beggar to hand over the beggar's mandarin.

仙

xia̅n

桃

táo

Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei

仙

xia̅n

桃

táo

the peaches of immortality of Goddess Xi Wangmu 西王母

仙

xia̅n = xi + an1

immortal

仙 = 亻 + 山 : Rosa Luxemburg and Marie Curie are merging their entities into a new superentity in front of the anthill. They are using forks to form the connection.

仙

僊

xia̅n = xi + an1

variant of 仙[xian1]

仙 = 亻 + 山 : Rosa Luxemburg and Marie Curie are merging their entities into a new superentity in front of the anthill. They are using forks to form the connection.

桃

táo = t + ao2

peach

桃 = 兆 + 木 : A few vultures (兆) cast an eye at Tecumseh's (t) Christmas tree (木) in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). To keep the vultures at bay Tecumseh throws peaches (桃) at them.

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