偷雞不成蝕把米

偷
偷
鸡
雞
不
不
成
成
蚀
蝕
把
把
米
米
lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom) / fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off / to go for wool and come back shorn

Characters and words in 偷雞不成蝕把米

偷
to̅u = t + ou1
to steal / to pilfer / to snatch / thief / stealthily
偷 = 亻 + 俞 : As of late Rosa Luxemburg (亻) is in a relationship with Tecumseh (t). Their relationship would be much easier if it weren't for Yu Xiulian (俞) constantly following them. At the moment they're standing in front of the outhouse (ou1) and Yu Xiulian is constantly complaining how Rosa stole (偷) her boyfriend.
鸡
雞
ji̅ = ji + Ø1
fowl / chicken / CL:隻|只[zhi1] / (slang) prostitute
鸡 = 又 + 鸟 : Maud Younger (y) is going between a boxing (又) fight between a turkey (鸟) and a chicken (鸡) in front of the space station (Ø1).
不
bù = bu + Ø4
(negative prefix) / not / no
不 = 丆 + 卜 : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.
不
bù = bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
不
成
won't do / unable to / (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
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%.
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.
蚀
蝕
shí = sh + Ø2
to nibble away at sth / to eat into / to erode
蚀 = 虫 + 饣 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) is busy investigating a case of murder just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2) while a mosquito (虫) nibbles away (蚀) at his lunch, a Chinese cruller (饣).
把
bǎ = b + a3
to hold / to contain / to grasp / to take hold of / handle / particle marking the following noun as a direct object / classifier for objects with handle / classifier for small objects: handful
把 = 巴 + 扌 : A grappling hook. Beelzebub was just enjoying his lollipop in the ashram. Because he was afraid of his hand being too sticky, he used a toy claw to hold the lollipop. Now he's crying like a baby because somebody used a grappling hook to steal his lollipop right from his hand.
把
bà = b + a4
handle
把
bǎ = b + a3
to hold; to grasp / to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate / handlebar / classifier: handful, bundle, bunch / classifier for things with handles / (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
米
mǐ = mi + Ø3
surname Mi
米
mǐ = mi + Ø3
rice / CL:粒[li4] / meter (classifier)
米 = 丷 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol: a sack of rice.

Marilyn Monroe and the mean crocodile celebrate Christmas with a Christmas tree inside of the space station. Coincidentally they got each other the same present: each of them is giving the other one a sack of rice.

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