堂皇

imposing / grand

Characters and words in 堂皇

(main) hall / large room for a specific purpose / CL:間|间[jian1] / relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family / of the same clan / classifier for classes, lectures etc / classifier for sets of furniture

堂 = 尚 + 土 : Tecumseh (t) is queuing at the canteen (堂) in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). He sees how the Buddhist monk (尚) in front of him just gets a pile of earth (土) and is suddenly afraid of the food he will get.

皇

huáng = hu + ang2

emperor / old variant of 惶[huang2]

皇 = 王 + 白 : Just inside the anglepod's kitchen (ang2), the emperor (皇) is standing on Martin Luther King (王) and Helga Horse (hu) as they are weaving their white flags (白) in despair.