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).
诗
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寺
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讠
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Just in front of the space station (Ø1) Sherlock Holmes (sh) suffers a head lesion By bumping his head on a Buddhist shrine (寺). "Don't you drink anymore wine!" Is written on an advertisement pole (讠): "Better follow our Buddha's role!" "How can drinking wine be a crime?" Sherlock, rubbing his head, has to whine. "I shall return back to my home, I'm already annoyed by this little poem. (诗)"