to ally / to unite / to join / (poetry) antithetical couplet
联
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关
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耳
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Li Qingzhao (li) invented a machine able to combine (联) her hair into braids, and she is trying it out for the first time in the anthill's kitchen (an2). Just as the machine starts Li Qingzhao realizes it is going to combine both of her ears (耳) into one braid she quickly hits the machine's off button (关).
队
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人
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阝
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The pope (阝), Neanderthal Man (人) and Doggy Dog (du) want to complete their squad (队) to consist of four persons, so they are casting potential members in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4).