八戒

the eight precepts (Buddhism)

Characters and words in 八戒

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.

jiè = ji + e4

to guard against / to exhort / to admonish or warn / to give up or stop doing sth / Buddhist monastic discipline / ring (for a finger)

戒 = 戈 + 廾 : Joan of Arc (ji) asked to see the holy ring (戒) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). She is allowed to see it, but she has to wear handcuffs (廾) as precaution. Additionally, there is a guard equipped with a spear (戈) standing next to the ring.

Words with 八戒

Zhu Bajie, character in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记, with pig-like characteristics and armed with a muckrake / Pigsy in Arthur Waley's translation

Sentences with 八戒

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