(often used disparagingly) feel-good motivational story or quote (from the Chinese translation of the title of the 1993 self-help bestseller "Chicken Soup for the Soul")
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
心
=
乚
+
丶
:
Marie Curie (xi) uses a shovel (乚) to dig a hole in front of the encampment ((e)n1). She wants to bury her heart (心). To the side are three petal leaves (丶), with which she wants to cover it afterwards.
quick / alert / efficacious / effective / to come true / spirit / departed soul / coffin
灵
=
彐
+
火
:
engine's entrance is on fire! Li Qingzhao is trapped and has to escape, but there's lots of flames and smoke everywhere. Luckily she has a pig's snout which she can use as gas mask. The pig's snout is very effective, and quickly Li Qingzhao jumps over the flames and escapes through engine's entrance.
chicken stock / chicken soup / (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives)