冠冕堂皇

冠 = 冖 + 元 + 寸 : Gitta Giraffe (gu) is busking in front of the anthill (an1). She has a hat (冠) lying in front of her, but the hat is protected by a cooking top (冖). Many passersby give her the thumbs up (寸) or put some coins (元) into her hat.

冠 = 冖 + 元 + 寸 : After a long day of work Gitta Giraffe (gu) empties her hat (冠) in the anthill's bathroom (an4), puts the coins (元) in her pocket and puts the hat on (冠). She tosses the cooking top (冖) in a corner and gives herself the thumbs up (寸).

堂 = 尚 + 土 : Tecumseh (t) is queuing at the canteen (堂) in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). He sees how the Buddhist monk (尚) in front of him just gets a pile of earth (土) and is suddenly afraid of the food he will get.

皇 = 王 + 白 : Just inside the anglepod's kitchen (ang2), the emperor (皇) is standing on Martin Luther King (王) and Helga Horse (hu) as they are weaving their white flags (白) in despair.