杯酒釋兵權

杯
杯
酒
酒
释
釋
兵
兵
权
權
to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups / cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 holds a banquet in 961 and persuades his senior army commanders to go home to their provinces

Characters and words in 杯酒釋兵權

杯
be̅i = b + ei1
cup / trophy cup / classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
杯 = 不 + 木 : Beelzebub (b) won a trophy cup (杯) for his amazing Christmas tree (木). Actually, it was forbidden to log trees in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1); but Beelzebub didn't care and took the tree anyway. He even took the forbidden sign (不) as well, and as he receives his trophy cup he uses the forbidden sign as a tablet to put the trophy cup on.
杯
桮
be̅i = b + ei1
variant of 杯[bei1]
杯 = 不 + 木 : Beelzebub (b) won a trophy cup (杯) for his amazing Christmas tree (木). Actually, it was forbidden to log trees in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1); but Beelzebub didn't care and took the tree anyway. He even took the forbidden sign (不) as well, and as he receives his trophy cup he uses the forbidden sign as a tablet to put the trophy cup on.
杯
盃
be̅i = b + ei1
variant of 杯[bei1] / trophy cup / classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
杯 = 不 + 木 : Beelzebub (b) won a trophy cup (杯) for his amazing Christmas tree (木). Actually, it was forbidden to log trees in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1); but Beelzebub didn't care and took the tree anyway. He even took the forbidden sign (不) as well, and as he receives his trophy cup he uses the forbidden sign as a tablet to put the trophy cup on.
酒
jiǔ = ji + ou3
wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage / CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
酒 = 氵 + 酉 : The rooster and Maud Younger are downing some baijiu in the outhouse. Maud Younger doesn't notice though that the rooster is hiding a bottle of water behind him and every time when Maud is not looking he replaces his booze with water.
释
釋
shì = sh + Ø4
to explain / to release / Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]) / Buddhism
释 = 釆 + 又 + 二 + 丨 : Every time Sherlock Holmes (sh) draws a sample from a boxing glove (又) with a sampling tool (釆) In the space station's bathroom (Ø4), he pulls out a small dinosaur bone (丨) and is shocked electrically immediately, since an attached capacitor (二) releases (释) its charge. Yet Sherlock continues to do so since he is determined to explain (释) the nature of the boxing glove.
兵
bi̅ng = bi + (e)ng1
soldiers / a force / an army / weapons / arms / military / warlike / CL:個|个[ge4]
兵 = 丘 + 八 : Brunhilde and the soldier visit a burial mound in front of the engine. It is round like a ball like the deceased inside. To commemorate the round fallen soldier they put up a big eight-ball.
兵
兵
权
權
military leadership / military power
权
權
quán = qu + an2
surname Quan
权 = 又 + 木 : Cupid (qu) wants to display his power (权) and authority (又) in the anthill's kitchen (an2), so he beats off every needle of a Christmas tree (木) wearing boxing gloves (又).
权
權
quán = qu + an2
authority / power / right / (literary) to weigh / expedient / temporary
权 = 又 + 木 : Cupid (qu) wants to display his power (权) and authority (又) in the anthill's kitchen (an2), so he beats off every needle of a Christmas tree (木) wearing boxing gloves (又).

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