囤积居奇

囤
囤
积
積
居
居
奇
奇
to hoard and profiteer / to speculate

Characters and words in 囤积居奇

囤
dùn = du + (e)n4
bin for grain
囤
tún = tu + (e)n2
to store / hoard
囤
囤
积
積
to stock up / to lay in supplies / to hoard (for speculation) / to corner the market in sth
积
積
ji̅ = ji + Ø1
to amass / to accumulate / to store / measured quantity (such as area of volume) / product (the result of multiplication) / to integrate (math.) / to solve (or integrate) an ordinary differential equation (math.) / old / long-standing
积 = 只 + 禾 : Joan of Arc (ji) and the cuttlefish (只) are preparing for bad times in front of the space station (Ø1). Together they are piling up (积) cereals (禾) so that they can always eat in times of need.
居
ju̅ = ju + Ø1
surname Ju
居
ji̅ = ji + Ø1
(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude
居
ju̅ = ju + Ø1
to reside / to be (in a certain position) / to store up / to be at a standstill / residence / house / restaurant / classifier for bedrooms
居 = 古 + 尸 : Mnemonic symbol: 寄居蟹, ji4ju1xie4, a hermite crab.

A ghost is haunting Zeus and the hermite crab in front of the space station. While the hermite crab is able to retreat into the cloister it uses as shell, Zeus can only float away in horror.
居
奇
to hoard / to speculate / profiteering
奇
ji̅ = ji + Ø1
odd (number)
奇
qí = qi + Ø2
strange / odd / weird / wonderful / surprisingly / unusually
奇 = 可 + 大 : Mnemonic symbol: cappuccino (卡布奇诺)

The Queen of Hearts (qi) craves a cappuccino (奇) just inside the entrance of the space station (Ø2), and the robot (大) has one in his robot hands. He will give it to the Queen of Hearts under one weird (奇) condition: she shall prove that she's worth to receive the cappuccino by sitting on a bed of nails (可). The Queen agrees and pretends to be in much vain, but really she's just pretending since there is no gravity in the space station.

Words with 囤积居奇

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