順水推舟

lit. to push the boat with the current / fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit

Characters and words in 順水推舟

to obey / to follow / to arrange / to make reasonable / along / favorable

顺 = 川 + 页 : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) witnesses a creek (川) forming in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4), and subsequently a paper (页) boat floating by. Sheldon recognizes this omen and knows that he has to follow (顺) his fate.

顺

順

shùn

水

shuǐ

with the current

水

shuǐ = shu + ei3

surname Shui

水

shuǐ = shu + ei3

water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes

水 = ㇇ + 亅 + 丿 + ㇏ : Sheldon Shrimp just climbed the Eiffel Tower. He's really thirsty, so he's glad to find a water fountain. After he quenches his thirst, he also finds a snack: A banana is swimming in the water. He never ate a banana before, so he tries a mix of different methods: Putting on a fake beak to pick on the banana, holding it with a finger and peeling it with a crowbar.

推

tui̅ = tu + ei1

to push / to cut / to refuse / to reject / to decline / to shirk (responsibility) / to put off / to delay / to push forward / to nominate / to elect / massage

推 = 扌 + 隹 : Tommy Turtle is very romantic and proposes to the sparrow in front of the Eiffel Tower. He holds the little box with the ring up to the sparrow with a toy claw, but sadly, the sparrow refuses and rejects to take it.

舟

zho̅u = zh + ou1

boat

舟 = 丹 + ⺀ : Mnemonic symbol: 舟 looks like the tower of a yellow submarine. In front of the outhouse (ou1), James II of England (zh) stands next to his yellow submarine (舟) and asks you: will you swallow the blossom (⺀) and continue your quiet life? Or will you swallow the red pill (丹) and follow him on his adventures in the submarine?

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