to break off or break open sth with one's hands / (fig.) to break off (a relationship)
掰
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手
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分
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Beelzebub (b) is terribly annoyed by a ticking under the earth in front of the airplane (ai1), so he tears the earth open and finds a ticking stopwatch (分). Although he is wearing two baseball gloves (手) he still manages to break the watch open (掰) with his hands to stop the ticking.
straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
直
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十
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目
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一
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Mnemonic symbol: someone straight edge. James II of England (zh) decided to go straight edge (直) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2), and he also decided that this means he won't listen to music anymore. The Eye of Providence (目) promptly plays some music on its flute (一) to tease him, whereupon the James II of England defends himself by holding up a cross (十).