蹲
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⻊
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尊
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The sage (尊) is walking Doggie Dog (du) in front of the encampment ((e)n1) when suddenly Doggie Dog has to use the toilet. He cannot just shit on Tiananmen square because the fine would be astronomic. The sage makes a wise decision in giving Doggy Dog his left cowboy boot (⻊) which Doggy Dog uses like a squat (蹲) toilet.
bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly
苦
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艹
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古
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Karl Koala decided to repent for his sins and retreated into a cloister inside the space station. There he leads a very simple life full of hardship, e.g. he gave up on eucalyptus and just eats very bitter artificial lawn.