contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
反
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⺁
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又
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A protester (mnemonic symbol for 反) makes a racket in the anthill's living room (an3). He's got a huge banana tree (⺁) with him and wants to protest against the exploitation of banana farm workers. Frankenstein's Monster (f) is annoyed by him and punches him with a boxing glove (又).
式
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工
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弋
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I'll use a specific style as mnemonic symbol: 哥特式, gothic.
Sherlock Holmes and the goth are celebrating a Viking festival in the space station's bathroom. They don't have trunks to throw around, so they use a steel beam. They also celebrate by practising archery. In zero gravity it is easy for them to set one world record after the next.
脂
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旨
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月
:
The moon (月) is dealing with too much fat (脂) and is not looking very nice lately. Thus, James II of England (zh) got an imperial decree (旨) to do something about it. James II of England uses the space station to fly to the moon, and in front of the space station (Ø1) James II of England applies a lot of rouge (脂) to the moon's face so that it gets a smoother complexion.
肪
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方
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月
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In the anglepod's kitchen (ang2) Frankenstein's Monster (f) is putting a square (方) over the moon's (月) belly to show him how much of it consists of animal fat (肪).
sour / tart / sick at heart / grieved / sore / aching / pedantic / impractical / to make sarcastic remarks about sb / an acid
酸
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夋
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酉
:
The rooster (酉) and Susan Saint Bernard (su) where once friends, but recently they haven been fighting over a lover. Because they are both wuxia (夋) superheroes, they have been fighting for three days in front of the anthill (an1) without determining a winner. Finally they decide to settle their sour (酸) dispute and share a tart (酸) tarte to renew their friendship.