打抱不平

打
抱
不
平
to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice / to fight for justice / also written 抱打不平[bao4 da3 bu4 ping2]

Characters and words in 打抱不平

打
dá = d + a2
dozen (loanword)
打
dǎ = d + a3
to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from
打 = 丁 + 扌 : Don Quixote (d) got lost in the ashram (a3) and is afraid of being beaten (打). He equips himself with a claw (扌) for the left hand and a nail (丁) for the right hand, ready to beat (打) anyone approaching him.
抱
bào = b + ao4
to hold / to carry (in one's arms) / to hug / to embrace / to surround / to cherish / (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
抱 = 包 + 扌 : Beelzebub (b) accidentally dropped his favourite handbag (包) in the aorta's toilet (ao4), but he is able to pull it out using a toy claw (扌). After they are reunited, Beelzebub joyfully embraces (抱) it.
不
bù = bu + Ø4
(negative prefix) / not / no
不 = 丆 + 卜 : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.
不
bù = bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
抱
不
平
to be outraged by an injustice
不
平
uneven / injustice / unfairness / wrong / grievance / indignant / dissatisfied
平
píng = pi + (e)ng2
surname Ping
平 = 丷 + 干 : Mnemonic symbol: a pan (平底锅) as it has a very flat and level surface.

Pocahontas (pi) is fighting with a crocodile (丷) just inside the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). She's throwing so many dried fruits (干) at it that it's totally flat (平) soon. She gives it a last blow striking with a frying pan (平).
平
píng = pi + (e)ng2
flat / level / equal / to tie (make the same score) / to draw (score) / calm / peaceful / abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]
平 = 丷 + 干 : Mnemonic symbol: a pan (平底锅) as it has a very flat and level surface.

Pocahontas (pi) is fighting with a crocodile (丷) just inside the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). She's throwing so many dried fruits (干) at it that it's totally flat (平) soon. She gives it a last blow striking with a frying pan (平).

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