哪兒的話

哪 = 口 + 那 : Napoleon is locked into the ashram. He holds a mandarin like Hamlet held that skull and asks himself: "By my holy laser sword, how can I escape this dreadful place?"

哪

na = n + a5

(emphatic sentence-final particle, used instead of 啊[a5] after a word ending in "n")

哪

né = n + e2

used in 哪吒[Ne2 zha1] / Taiwan pr. [nuo2]

哪

něi = n + ei3

which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)

Add a new mnemonic for 儿 = 丿 + 乚

哪

nǎ

儿

兒

where? / wherever / anywhere

儿

兒

ér = Ø + Ø2

child / son

Add a new mnemonic for 兒 = 臼 + 儿

儿 = 丿 + 乚 : Mnemonic symbol: "son" (儿) sounds similar to "Sun" like in "Sun Wu Kong", so it's gonna be represented by the monkey king. Albert Einstein (Ø-) and Sun Wu Kong (儿) are fighting in the space station's kitchen (-Ø2). Their weapons: Albert Einstein has a shovel (乚), and Sun Wu Kong has a banana (丿).

Add a new mnemonic for 儿 = 丿 + 乚

儿

兒

non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

Add a new mnemonic for 兒 = 臼 + 儿

的

di̅ = di + Ø1

see 的士[di1 shi4]

的

dí = di + Ø2

really and truly

的

de = d + e5

of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs

的 = 勺 + 白 : Don Quixote (d) ends up on the elevator's roof (e5) after a standoff. His only weapon left is a silver spoon (勺), so he can only wave with a white flag (白).

的

dì = di + Ø4

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

Add a new mnemonic for 话 = 舌 + 讠

的

话

話

huà

if (coming after a conditional clause)

话

話

huà = hu + a4

dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said / CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1]

Add a new mnemonic for 話 = 言 + 舌

话 = 舌 + 讠 : Helga Horse can't talk at all right now, because her tongue is stuck on an advertisement column in the ashram's bathroom. In an ad on the advertising column, two people were discussing a depicted beautiful carrot; Helga thought it looked so tasty she had to lick it, and now her tongue is stuck.