喇
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剌
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口
:
Sir Lancelot (l) made a loudspeaker (喇) for his butt by drilling appropriate holes into a mandarin (口). As he is trying out his new wind instrument (喇) in the ashram (a3) everyone thinks he is a pervert (剌).
modal particle indicating that sth is obvious / particle indicating a pause for emphasis
嘛
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口
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麻
:
Mahatma Gandhi (m) retreated to the top of the ashram (a5) to start another hunger strike. Soon the 喇嘛 climbs to the top as well using a hemp (麻) rope, hands him a mandarin (口) and asks him what the hell he is doing (干嘛).