更
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丈
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日
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人心不足，蛇吞象: A person who always wants more is like a snake which wants to eat an elephant.
更
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丈
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日
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Guy Fawkes found a snake who ate an elephant in the engine's bathroom, and now it can't move anymore. Together with his friends Bigfoot and the sun, he carries it out of the bathroom.
新
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亲
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斤
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Marie Curie and her bride are inspecting their wedding presents in front of the encampment. There's a brand new pair of barbells packed in plastic foil.
to exchange / to change (clothes etc) / to substitute / to switch / to convert (currency)
换
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奂
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扌
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Helga Horse (hu) received two new toy claws (扌) and tests them in the anthill's bathroom (an4). To test whether they are the same, she repeatedly exchanges (换) them and weighs them in her hands. She then makes both tips of the claws touch and quietly whispers "excellent" (奂).
to substitute / to act on behalf of others / to replace / generation / dynasty / age / period / (historical) era / (geological) eon
代
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亻
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弋
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Rosa Luxemburg (亻) wants to practice her archery skills in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). On the other side Don Quixote (d) is standing, but they don't have an apple, so they substitute the apple with a token (代, 代币). Don Quixote is trembling heavily as Rosa lifts her bow (弋) and prepares to shoot down the token from Don's head.