一锅粥

一

yi̅

锅

鍋

guo̅

粥

zho̅u

(lit.) a pot of porridge / (fig.) a complete mess

Characters and words in 一锅粥

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.

锅

鍋

guo̅ = gu + o1

pot; pan; wok; cauldron / pot-shaped thing / CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1]

锅 = 呙 + 钅 : Gitta Giraffe (gu) wants to cook some food in front of the observatory (o1). She has a pot (锅), but not a fireplace, so she quickly makes a fire and uses three golden harpoons (钅) to provide a base for her pot. The three golden harpoons stick with very different angles in the earth, so the pot sits on the fire very lopsided (呙).

粥

yù = yu + Ø4

see 葷粥|荤粥[Xun1 yu4]

粥

zho̅u = zh + ou1

congee / gruel / porridge / CL:碗[wan3]

粥 = 弜 + 米 : James II of England (zh) is making rice gruel (粥) by having his army shooting arrows at a sack of rice (米) in front of the outhouse (ou1) using many composite bows (弜).