遵时养晦

遵
遵
时
時
养
養
晦
晦
to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom)

Characters and words in 遵时养晦

遵
zu̅n = zu + (e)n1
to observe / to obey / to follow / to comply with
遵 = 尊 + 辶 : The wise sage (尊) orders Zapatista Zebra (zu) to follow (遵) him wearing his old gladiator sandals (辶) in front of the encampment ((e)n1). Zapatista Zebra complies (遵) although the gladiator sandals hurt his hooves.
时
旹
shí = sh + Ø2
old variant of 時|时[shi2]
时
時
shí = sh + Ø2
o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period
时 = 寸 + 日 : Mnemonic symbol: a giant pocket watch.

The sun (日) asks Sherlock Holmes (sh) out for a coffee in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). Looking at his pocket watch (时), Sherlock sees he has time, winks and "thumbs up" (寸).
养
養
yǎng = y + ang3
to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) / to support / to give birth
养 = 介 + 羊 : Maud Younger wants to send a sheep to the moon using a rocket in the anglepod.
晦
huì = hu + ei4
last day of a lunar month / dark / night

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