一身兩役

一
一
身
身
两
兩
役
役
one person taking on two tasks simultaneously

Characters and words in 一身兩役

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.
一
身
whole body / from head to toe / single person / a suit of clothes
身
she̅n = sh + (e)n1
body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158
身 = 自 + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: a bodysuit.
身 = 自 + 丿 : Sherlock Holmes tries on his new bodysuit in front of the encampment. To see himself better in his hand mirror, he uses a banana as a selfie stick.
两
兩
liǎng = li + ang3
two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
两 = 一 + 从 + 冂 : Li Qingzhao is on a treasure hunt in the anglepod, following a secret map she found. Finally she found a treasure chest guarded by a rubber chicken which she has to overcome. Luckily, the map mentions a tune that Li Qingzhao plays on her flute, and thus bewitching the rubber chicken. The rubber chicken releases the treasure chest, which is full of taels of gold.
役
yì = y + Ø4
forced labor / corvée / obligatory task / military service / to use as servant / to enserf / servant (old) / war / campaign / battle
役 = 彳 + 殳 : Maud Younger (y) has been forced to manucfacture black sneakers (彳) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). When she started the forced labor (役) all she got as a tool was a halberd (殳).

Words with 一身兩役

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