lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 Jian4]), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom) / fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge
卧
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卜
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臣
:
Willy Walrus (w) has become the new master of the observatory's servant (臣). In the bathroom (o4) Willy Walrus sits at the top of a voodoo staff (卜) which he is balancing on the spot between the servant's shoulders while the servant has to do push-ups (卧).
薪
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艹
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新
:
Marie Curie (xi) received her salary (薪) in front of the encampment ((e)n1) which consists of a set of completely new (新) sheets of artificial lawn (艹). Unfortunately they catch fire and prove to be the ideal fuel (薪) for a quickly burning fire: the artificial lawn is burning down within seconds.
to taste; to try (food) / to experience / (literary) ever; once
尝
=
⺌
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冖
+
云
:
Charlie Chaplin (ch) is cooking some aloe vera (⺌) in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). As he lifts the lid (冖) to try (尝) the aloe, a cloud (云) of steam fills the area, making everything smell like aloe.
gall bladder / courage / guts / gall / inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
胆
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旦
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月
:
Don Quixote (d) suffers from a huge moon-shaped (月) gall stone (胆), so inside of the anthill (an3) he drinks medicine from a big mug (旦). His moon gall stone is so big, it has gall stones on its own and it is drinking medicine from a mug as well.