lit. Xiao's 蕭何|萧何[Xiao1 He2] governance followed by Cao 曹參|曹参[Cao2 Can1] (idiom) / fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor / to follow precedent
萧
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艹
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肃
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Marie Curie (xi) is very miserable (萧) due to the economic crisis (萧). In front of the aorta (ao1) she has nothing left to eat but a sheet of artificial lawn (艹). She first cleans it up (肃) before miserably eating bits and pieces off the artificial lawn.
萧
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艹
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肃
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Marie Curie (xi) is very miserable (萧) due to the economic crisis (萧). In front of the aorta (ao1) she has nothing left to eat but a sheet of artificial lawn (艹). She first cleans it up (肃) before miserably eating bits and pieces off the artificial lawn.
规
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夫
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见
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In front of the Eiffel Tower, each year there are more and more surveillance cameras. A construction worker tries to find his way through this maze, but even his compass is of no use. However he's lucky that Gitta Giraffe is there: she's large enough to just see over the cameras to get an overview and tells the worker the way through the maze.
compass / a rule / regulation / to admonish / to plan / to scheme
规
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夫
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见
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In front of the Eiffel Tower, each year there are more and more surveillance cameras. A construction worker tries to find his way through this maze, but even his compass is of no use. However he's lucky that Gitta Giraffe is there: she's large enough to just see over the cameras to get an overview and tells the worker the way through the maze.
曹
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一
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曰
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曲
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Mnemonic symbol: a Chinese / white herring.
The King of Chu (c) called Cao Cao too often (曹) and now he's about to enter the aorta (ao2). To pay him respect the King of Chu plays a flute (一) and the Chinese / white herring (曹) plays a harp (曲). They also record their performance with a microphone (曰).
class or grade / generation / plaintiff and defendant (old) / government department (old)
曹
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一
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曰
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曲
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Mnemonic symbol: a Chinese / white herring.
The King of Chu (c) called Cao Cao too often (曹) and now he's about to enter the aorta (ao2). To pay him respect the King of Chu plays a flute (一) and the Chinese / white herring (曹) plays a harp (曲). They also record their performance with a microphone (曰).
随
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迶
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阝
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Susan Saint Bernard walks the pope just inside the Eiffel Tower's kitchen. Susan Saint Bernard wants to climb the tower vertically and pulls on the pope's leash, but the pope cannot follow her, which puzzles Susan Saint Bernard because it's the most normal thing in the world to her.
to follow / to comply with / varying according to... / to allow / subsequently
随
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迶
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阝
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Susan Saint Bernard walks the pope just inside the Eiffel Tower's kitchen. Susan Saint Bernard wants to climb the tower vertically and pulls on the pope's leash, but the pope cannot follow her, which puzzles Susan Saint Bernard because it's the most normal thing in the world to her.