contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
反
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⺁
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又
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A protester (mnemonic symbol for 反) makes a racket in the anthill's living room (an3). He's got a huge banana tree (⺁) with him and wants to protest against the exploitation of banana farm workers. Frankenstein's Monster (f) is annoyed by him and punches him with a boxing glove (又).
密
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宀
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必
+
山
:
Marilyn Monroe (mi) is secretly (密) making out with her secretary (密) Khubilai Khan (必). Because it has to be a secret (密), they meet in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and hide under a huge graduation cap (宀). Just to be sure Khubilai Khan has two forks (山) in his hands to attack anyone who might enter and see them.
码
=
石
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马
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Just when Mahatma Gandhi (m) and the unicorn (马) entered the ashram (a3) a giant rock (石) fell down and trapped them inside. There is an inscription written on it: if they ever want to leave, they will have to find the secret number (码) and say it out loud. There is also a hint: "how many roads must a man walk down?"
number (e.g. page or house number) / numeral (e.g. Arabic or Chinese numeral) / code sign / plus or minus sound / counter / chip (e.g. in gambling games) / price tag / ready cash at one's disposal (old)
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-
子
=
了
+
一
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Zorro wants to eat an egg in the space station, and he already put it in a prize cup, as he has no egg cup. He also lacks a spoon, so he uses a big flute to crush the egg open.