袖
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由
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衤
:
Marie Curie (xi) is on a party in the outhouse. In the bathroom (ou4) she prepares to continue to party by tucking a cuba libre (由) into the sleeve (袖) of her royal ermine coat (衤).
precious thing / treasure / culinary delicacy / rare / valuable / to value highly
珍
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㐱
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王
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Martin Luther King (王) tells James II of England (zh) that him wearing a big white Afro (㐱) is cultural appropriation and that he should get rid of it in front of the encampment ((e)n1), but James II of England cries out that his Afro is a precious thing (珍) to him, a real treasure (珍), and begs Martin Luther King to allow him to keep it.
辞
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舌
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辛
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The King of Chu (c) is offered some kimchi (辛) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2), but after having tasted it with his tongue (舌) he politely refuses (辞).
to resign / to dismiss / to decline / to take leave / ballad (archaic poetic genre) / variant of 詞|词[ci2]
辞
=
舌
+
辛
:
The King of Chu (c) is offered some kimchi (辛) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2), but after having tasted it with his tongue (舌) he politely refuses (辞).
canon / law / standard work of scholarship / literary quotation or allusion / ceremony / to be in charge of / to mortgage or pawn
典
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八
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曲
:
Mnemonic symbol: a head cannon. Dorothy Gale (di) is playing the harp (曲) inside the anthill's living room (an3) while shooting an eight ball (八) from her head cannon (典).