一语成谶

一

yi̅

语

語

yǔ

成

chéng

谶

讖

chèn

(idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic

Characters and words in 一语成谶

一

yi̅ = y + Ø1

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.

语

語

yǔ = yu + Ø3

dialect / language / speech

语 = 吾 + 讠 : Yu the Great is seeing some language advertisement on an advertising column in the space station. She decides to paint a big mandarin colored pentagram over the language ad.

语

語

yù = yu + Ø4

to tell to

成

chéng = ch + (e)ng2

surname Cheng

成 = 万 + 戈 : Mnemonic symbol: a progress bar stuck at 99%.

成 = 万 + 戈 : Charlie Chaplin is queuing at the engine's kitchen, which is blocked by a neuron until the progress bar above shows 100%. Unfortunately it has been stuck at 99% for two hours now. If it doesn't finish soon, Charlie will get completely mad and destroy the neuron himself with his spear.

成

chéng = ch + (e)ng2

to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth

成 = 万 + 戈 : Mnemonic symbol: a progress bar stuck at 99%.