to shed / to take off / to escape / to get away from
脱
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兑
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月
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The moon (月) just had lots of cash exchanged at an exchange booth (兑) in front of the observatory (o1). Shortly afterwards the cashier finds that the moon's money is fake and grabs him to hold him up, but suddenly Tommy Turtle sheds off (脱) his moon suit and is able to escape (脱)
Xi Shi (xi) was breeding an egg (子) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4), and she even put a crown (⺹) on it (the crown is on top of the egg: 孝), so much she loved her little prince. Unfortunately the egg died, and thus Marie Curie put on her mourning veil (孝).