培根

培

péi

根

ge̅n

bacon (loanword)

Characters and words in 培根

培

péi = p + ei2

to bank up with earth / to cultivate (lit. or fig.) / to train (people)

培 = 咅 + 土 : Pinocchio (p) has been cultivating (培) a big compost heap in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2). He uses his own poo-poo (咅), which is just humus, and earthed it up in a compartment made of earth (土).

根

ge̅n = g + (e)n1

root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:條|条[tiao2] / radical (chemistry)

根 = 木 + 艮 : Guy Fawkes hates Christmas, so he his especially annoyed when he sees a Christmas tree even in front of the encampment. He takes out his chewing gum, sticks it to the tree's star and pulls it as long as he can to see if he can beat his record. Afterwards he wants to wrap the Christmas tree with the chewing gum.