孟菲斯

孟 = 子 + 皿 : Mnemonic symbol: Mencius, 孟子.

Mencius (孟) poses Mahatma Gandhi (m) a riddle in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). He asks Mahatma Gandhi to have an egg (子) sit upright on the table. Mahatma Gandhi gives up after many tries and Mencius shows him how to do it: using a shallow bowl (皿) as egg cup.

孟 = 子 + 皿 : Mnemonic symbol: Mencius, 孟子.

Mencius (孟) poses Mahatma Gandhi (m) a riddle in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). He asks Mahatma Gandhi to have an egg (子) sit upright on the table. Mahatma Gandhi gives up after many tries and Mencius shows him how to do it: using a shallow bowl (皿) as egg cup.

菲 = 艹 + 非 : In front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1) Frankenstein's Monster (f) succeeded to process a bunch of negatives (非) and obtained pure phenanthrene (菲). It is very rich in fragrance (菲) and smells like sheets of artificial lawn (艹).

菲 = 艹 + 非 : In front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1) Frankenstein's Monster (f) succeeded to process a bunch of negatives (非) and obtained pure phenanthrene (菲). It is very rich in fragrance (菲) and smells like sheets of artificial lawn (艹).

菲 = 艹 + 非 : Frankenstein's Monster (f) processed a bunch of negatives (非) to obtain phenanthrene (菲) in the Eiffel Tower (ei3) but failed. His solution is very impure. Instead of artificial lawn (艹) it smells like radish (菲), and so Frankenstein's Monster knows his solution is unworthy (菲).

斯 = 其 + 斤 : Mnemonic symbol: sphinx, from 斯芬克斯.

斯 = 其 + 斤 : In front of the space station, Socrates is in a peculiar situation. The sphinx, who is sitting on top of a watch tower, posed him a riddle and dares him to solve it. Should he fail he has to lift barbells for the rest of his life in the tower.

斯 = 其 + 斤 : Mnemonic symbol: sphinx, from 斯芬克斯.

斯 = 其 + 斤 : In front of the space station, Socrates is in a peculiar situation. The sphinx, who is sitting on top of a watch tower, posed him a riddle and dares him to solve it. Should he fail he has to lift barbells for the rest of his life in the tower.