Mandarinbanana

furthermore / in addition / still / also

surname Huan

hái = h + ai2

still / still in progress / still more / yet / even more / in addition / fairly / passably (good) / as early as / even / also / else

还 = 不 + 辶 : Hamlet sees an early exhibit of king Leonidas' gladiator sandals in the airplane's kitchen. However, the exhibition is still not set up but in the progress of being set up, so there's a big sign showing that it's forbidden to touch the sandals.

还

還

huán = hu + an2

to pay back / to return

有

yǒu = y + ou3

to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)

有 = 𠂇 + 月 : Mnemonic symbol: confetti.

In an act of revolution, with a pair of scissors (𠂇) Maud Younger (y) is cutting a paper moon (月) into tiny pieces in the outhouse's living room (ou3). There is (有) only confetti (有) left over.

九

jiǔ = ji + ou3

nine / 9

九 = 丿 + 一 + 乚 : Joan of Arc is on cloud nine in the outhouse. With a shovel, she dug up a banana: when she peeled it she found a flute inside, with which she instantly fell in love.

千

qia̅n

年

nián

millennium

千

qia̅n = qi + an1

thousand

千 = 丿 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a 1 kg weight.

The Queen of Hearts (qi) dropped a kilogram (千) on her banana (丿) in front of the anthill (an1), and now she uses a cross (十) to try and revive it.

千

韆

qia̅n = qi + an1

see 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]

年

nián = ni + an2

surname Nian

年

nián = ni + an2

year / CL:個|个[ge4]

年 = 午 + 丨 + 一 : Nefertiti (ni) is having lunch (午) in the anthill's kitchen (an2). Unfortunately they didn't have any cutlery left so she has to use a dinosaur bone (丨) and a flute (一) instead of fork and knife. It will take her a whole year (年) to finish her lunch this way.

年

秊

nián = ni + an2

grain / harvest (old) / variant of 年[nian2]

的

di̅ = di + Ø1

see 的士[di1 shi4]

的

dí = di + Ø2

really and truly

的

de = d + e5

of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs

的 = 勺 + 白 : Don Quixote (d) ends up on the elevator's roof (e5) after a standoff. His only weapon left is a silver spoon (勺), so he can only wave with a white flag (白).

的

dì = di + Ø4

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

仙

xia̅n

桃

táo

Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei

仙

xia̅n

桃

táo

the peaches of immortality of Goddess Xi Wangmu 西王母

仙

xia̅n = xi + an1

immortal

仙 = 亻 + 山 : Rosa Luxemburg and Marie Curie are merging their entities into a new superentity in front of the anthill. They are using forks to form the connection.

仙

僊

xia̅n = xi + an1

variant of 仙[xian1]

仙 = 亻 + 山 : Rosa Luxemburg and Marie Curie are merging their entities into a new superentity in front of the anthill. They are using forks to form the connection.

桃

táo = t + ao2

peach

桃 = 兆 + 木 : A few vultures (兆) cast an eye at Tecumseh's (t) Christmas tree (木) in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). To keep the vultures at bay Tecumseh throws peaches (桃) at them.

呢

ne = n + e5

particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation

呢 = 口 + 尼 : Napoleon is holding a speech on the roof of the Erectheion on how he will rule the whole world. The Buddhist nun weighs a mandarin in her hand, and finally asks Napoleon if that also means that she has to give him this tasty mandarin.

呢

ní = ni + Ø2

woolen material

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