七折八扣

七
折
八
扣
lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom) / fig. greatly reduced / substantially scaled back

Characters and words in 七折八扣

七
qi̅ = qi + Ø1
seven / 7
七 = 一 + 乚 : Mnemonic symbol: the Seven-Branched (七) Laser Sword. The Queen of Hearts (qi) is testing her new Seven-Branched Laser Sword (七) in front of the space station (Ø1). She's slicing flutes (一) and shovels (乚).
折
shé = sh + e2
to snap / to break (a stick, a bone etc) / (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)
折
zhe̅ = zh + e1
to turn sth over / to turn upside down / to tip sth out (of a container)
折
zhé = zh + e2
to break / to fracture / to snap / to suffer loss / to bend / to twist / to turn / to change direction / convinced / to convert into (currency) / discount / rebate / tenth (in price) / classifier for theatrical scenes / to fold / accounts book
折 = 扌 + 斤 : James II of England (zh) wants to lift a pair of barbells (斤) in the elevator's kitchen (e2), but the barbells are very heavy. He tries to use toy claws (扌) and folding (折) knifes (mnemonic symbol for 折) as levers, but they both snap (折).
折
摺
zhé = zh + e2
variant of 折[zhe2] / to fold
八
ba̅ = b + a1
eight; 8
八 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: an eight-ball.

Beelzebub (b-) wants to find new ways to lure people into playing pool billiard. To this end he is meditating on top of an eight-ball (八) in front of the Ashram (a1). He uses a finger (㇏) and a banana (丿) as incense to create the right atmosphere.
扣
kòu = k + ou4
to fasten / to button / button / buckle / knot / to arrest / to confiscate / to deduct (money) / discount / to knock / to smash, spike or dunk (a ball) / to cover (with a bowl etc) / (fig.) to tag a label on sb / (Tw) (loanword) code
扣 = 口 + 扌 : Karl Marx (k) manufactures a new button (扣) out of a mandarin (口) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4). He does so by grapping the mandarin tightly in one hand, and carving out the button out of the peel by rotating a toy claw (扌) around the mandarin with his other hand.
扣
釦
kòu = k + ou4
button
扣 = 口 + 扌 : Karl Marx (k) manufactures a new button (扣) out of a mandarin (口) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4). He does so by grapping the mandarin tightly in one hand, and carving out the button out of the peel by rotating a toy claw (扌) around the mandarin with his other hand.

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