琴瑟不调

琴
琴
瑟
瑟
不
不
调
調
out of tune / marital discord, cf qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony

Characters and words in 琴瑟不调

琴
qín = qi + (e)n2
guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither) / musical instrument in general
琴 = 今 + 玨 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) is playing her guqin (琴) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). She wants to play the music from 200 years ago, so she got a big calendar (今) which shows today's date 200 years ago. On the corresponding calendar page is an image of a 200 year old jewel necklace (玨) which inspires the Queen's music.
琴
琹
qín = qi + (e)n2
variant of 琴[qin2], guqin or zither
琴 = 今 + 玨 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) is playing her guqin (琴) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). She wants to play the music from 200 years ago, so she got a big calendar (今) which shows today's date 200 years ago. On the corresponding calendar page is an image of a 200 year old jewel necklace (玨) which inspires the Queen's music.
琴
瑟
qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony / marital harmony
瑟
sè = s + e4
a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings
瑟 = 必 + 玨 : Socrates (s) is playing a small standing harp (瑟) to charm Khubilai Khan (必) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). He even put on a jewel necklace (玨) to be more charming.
不
bù = bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
不 = 丆 + 卜 : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.
调
調
diào = di + ao4
to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody
调
調
tiáo = ti + ao2
to harmonize / to reconcile / to blend / to suit well / to adjust / to regulate / to season (food) / to provoke / to incite
调 = 周 + 讠 : Mother Teresa (ti) wants to calm down and reconcile (调) all the people in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). To this end she climbs on an advertising column (讠) and dances with a hula hoop (周).

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