一枝独秀

一
一
枝
枝
独
獨
秀
秀
lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom) / fig. to be in a league of one's own / outstanding

Characters and words in 一枝独秀

一
yi̅ = y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.
枝
zhi̅ = zh + Ø1
branch / classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
枝 = 支 + 木 : James II of England (zh) finds that there is a Christmas tree (木) floating around in front of the space station (Ø1) with lots of lychees (枝) attached to it. He is able to grab one single (枝) branch (支) to grab some of them before the Christmas tree floats on.
独
獨
dú = du + Ø2
alone / independent / single / sole / only
独 = 犭 + 虫 : Everyone has left the space station, only the animals are left: Doggy Dog (du), the dachshund (犭) and the mosquito (虫). They have noone who throws them a stick or exposes their bare body parts to bite. All alone (独), they wait in the space station's entrance (Ø2).
独
獨
秀
秀
to surpass / to stand above the crowd
秀
xiù = xi + ou4
handsome / refined / elegant / graceful / superior / show (loanword) / CL:場|场[chang2] / (literary) to grow / to bloom / (of crops) to produce ears
秀 = 乃 + 禾 : Mnemonic symbol: a talent show.

Marie Curie (xi) is preparing for her performance (秀) in a talent show (秀) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4). She will be juggling lots of bowls of cereals (禾) without spilling the cereals. Her secret is that she convinced a poltergeist (乃) to help her, which will make itself invisible during the show and handle the cereals for her.

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