瑶池

瑶

瑤

yáo

池

chí

the Jade lake on Mount Kunlun, residence of Xi Wangmu 西王母

Characters and words in 瑶池

瑶

瑤

yáo = y + ao2

Yao ethnic group of southwest China and southeast Asia / surname Yao

瑶

瑤

yáo = y + ao2

jade / precious stone / mother-of-pearl / nacre / precious / used a complementary honorific

池

chí = ch + Ø2

pond / reservoir / moat

池 = 也 + 氵 : The excavator (也) wants to excavate an ancient pond (池) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). He's doing so by emptying the pond with a water bottle (氵). Charlie Chaplin (ch) wants to help, but he is emptying his bottle in a way that the water is floating back into the pond.