to rest / to take a break / to stop / to halt / (dialect) to sleep / a moment / a short while
歇
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曷
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欠
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Marie Curie (xi) is gambling on a quiz wheel (曷) in front of the elevator (e1). As she turns the wheel and it turns out that she will have to pay a great debt, she says "give me a break" (歇), leaves an IOU note (欠) instead and lies down in the grass to relax a bit (歇).