灰伯勞

灰

hui̅

伯

bó

劳

勞

láo

(bird species of China) great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor)

Characters and words in 灰伯勞

灰

hui̅ = hu + ei1

ash / dust / lime / gray / discouraged; dejected

灰 = 𠂇 + 火 : Helga Horse (hu) wants to cut out a piece of fire (火) in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1) using a pair of scissors (𠂇), but every time she cuts she just gets a little bit of gray ashes (灰).

伯

bà = b + a4

variant of 霸[ba4]

伯

bǎi = b + ai3

one hundred (old)

伯

bó = b + o2

father's elder brother / senior / paternal elder uncle / eldest of brothers / respectful form of address / Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]

伯 = 亻 + 白 : Rosa Luxemburg and her eldest brother Mikolaj are driving Beelzebub out of the observatory. In the kitchen, he waves with a white flag in defeat.

伯

bó

劳

勞

láo

shrike

劳

勞

láo = l + ao2

to toil / labor / laborer / to put sb to trouble (of doing sth) / meritorious deed / to console (Taiwan pr. [lao4] for this sense)

劳 = 艹 + 冖 + 力 : Mnemonic symbol: a very hardworking laborer from the 劳动人民.

A laborer worked very hard to outfit the aorta's kitchen with artificial lawn and an electrically movable sunshade made from a cooking top. As he finishes he is overjoyed to play with the sunshade, having it move up and down, to and fro in crazy ways. As Lancelot enters, Lancelot pushes the off button and gives the laborer an upset look, asking without using words what nonsense he's doing.