interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!) / to sigh
唉
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口
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矣
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Albert Einstein (Ø) made it to the finals of the TV show (矣) and faces his last challenge in front of the airplane (ai1). There he finds three mandarins (口) floating around each other, and his task is to give an analytical solution to their movements. Albert can only sigh (唉) upon hearing about his impossible task.
sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds
声
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士
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尸
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丨
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Sherlock Holmes (sh) hears the terrifying sound (声) of bone (丨) on stone in front of the engine ((e)ng1), and he's sure that there must be a ghost (尸). Indeed it's only the bachelor (士) who wants to scare Sherlock.
叹
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又
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口
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Tecumseh (t) is loosing a battle in the anthill's bathroom (an4). With each hit of his opponent's boxing glove (又) on his mouth (口) he gives a desperate sigh (叹).
叹
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又
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口
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Tecumseh (t) is loosing a battle in the anthill's bathroom (an4). With each hit of his opponent's boxing glove (又) on his mouth (口) he gives a desperate sigh (叹).
gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi
Mnemonic symbol: a balloon. The Queen of Hearts is disappointed by her balloons. She expected them to float upwards, but in the space station's bathroom, They float randomly in all directions.