虽死犹生

虽 = 口 + 虫 : Susan Saint Bernard set up a huge web in front of the Eiffel Tower. A mosquito is in the unfortunate situation that it definitely has to pass through to transport it's mandarin, so the mosquito thinks to itself: "although I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil".

死 = 匕 + 歹 : Shakespeare is scared to death when suddenly a witch attacks him with her ladle in the space station.

犹 = 尤 + 犭 : A jew (犹) brought his dachshund (犭) to a competition in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2) and won the first price. Maud Younger (y) has the honor of handing him his well-earned medal (尤).

生 = 牛 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: a cradle.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) comforts a crying baby bull (牛) in a cradle (生) in front of the engine ((e)ng1) and plays him a tune on a flute (一).