lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree / fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect / well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
In an act of revolution, with a pair of scissors (𠂇) Maud Younger (y) is cutting a paper moon (月) into tiny pieces in the outhouse's living room (ou3). There is (有) only confetti (有) left over.
意
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心
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音
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Maud Younger had a desire for new loudspeakers ever since she boarded the space station. Today she wants to anticipate what will be in the next supply shipment, so in the bathroom she stares into her crystal ball, and indeed sees the desired loudspeakers. She falls in love instantly, feeling her heart pounding heavily.
意
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心
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音
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Maud Younger had a desire for new loudspeakers ever since she boarded the space station. Today she wants to anticipate what will be in the next supply shipment, so in the bathroom she stares into her crystal ball, and indeed sees the desired loudspeakers. She falls in love instantly, feeling her heart pounding heavily.
栽
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𢦏
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木
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Zorro (z) is taking care of his bonsai Christmas tree (木) in front of the airplane (ai1). He plants (栽) it into a bigger flower pot, and after cutting (𢦏) some of its branches he sews (𢦏) the tree's wounds.
花
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艹
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化
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Helga Horse found an interesting way of converting artificial lawn into a flower with the help of a transformer. In front of the ashram, she feeds the artificial lawn to the input of the transformer, and watches a flower grow at the output.
花
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艹
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化
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Helga Horse found an interesting way of converting artificial lawn into a flower with the help of a transformer. In front of the ashram, she feeds the artificial lawn to the input of the transformer, and watches a flower grow at the output.
花
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艹
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化
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Helga Horse found an interesting way of converting artificial lawn into a flower with the help of a transformer. In front of the ashram, she feeds the artificial lawn to the input of the transformer, and watches a flower grow at the output.
花
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艹
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化
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Helga Horse found an interesting way of converting artificial lawn into a flower with the help of a transformer. In front of the ashram, she feeds the artificial lawn to the input of the transformer, and watches a flower grow at the output.
不
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丆
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卜
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Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.
发
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山
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又
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Frankenstein wants to eat lunch in the ashram's bathroom, but wearing boxing gloves, he's unable to unwind that one long, red hair from his forks.
无
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一
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𠂇
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乚
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Just inside the space station's entrance, Diogenes is annoyed by Willy Walrus, who's playing his flute. Diogenes just wants a peaceful time without being disturbed, so he cuts the flute into pieces with a pair of scissors, and threatens to beat Willy Walrus with a shovel should he annoy Diogenes again.
心
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乚
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丶
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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.
插
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扌
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臿
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While separating grain and husk (臿) in front of the ashram (a1), Charlie Chaplin (ch) accidentally sticks (插) his hand (扌) into the mortar and under the kilo (臿).
插
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扌
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臿
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While separating grain and husk (臿) in front of the ashram (a1), Charlie Chaplin (ch) accidentally sticks (插) his hand (扌) into the mortar and under the kilo (臿).
柳
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卯
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木
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Li Qingzhao's (li) pet rabbit (卯) has died. She buried him under the Christmas tree (木) in the outhouse (ou3) and planted a willow (柳) on his grave.
柳
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卯
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木
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Li Qingzhao's (li) pet rabbit (卯) has died. She buried him under the Christmas tree (木) in the outhouse (ou3) and planted a willow (柳) on his grave.
柳
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卯
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木
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Li Qingzhao's (li) pet rabbit (卯) has died. She buried him under the Christmas tree (木) in the outhouse (ou3) and planted a willow (柳) on his grave.
柳
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卯
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木
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Li Qingzhao's (li) pet rabbit (卯) has died. She buried him under the Christmas tree (木) in the outhouse (ou3) and planted a willow (柳) on his grave.
成
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万
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戈
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Charlie Chaplin is queuing at the engine's kitchen, which is blocked by a neuron until the progress bar above shows 100%. Unfortunately it has been stuck at 99% for two hours now. If it doesn't finish soon, Charlie will get completely mad and destroy the neuron himself with his spear.
成
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万
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戈
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Charlie Chaplin is queuing at the engine's kitchen, which is blocked by a neuron until the progress bar above shows 100%. Unfortunately it has been stuck at 99% for two hours now. If it doesn't finish soon, Charlie will get completely mad and destroy the neuron himself with his spear.
lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you / (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success / also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫
阴
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月
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阝
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Maud Younger (y) and the pope (阝) are out for a walk in front of the encampment ((e)n1). They are surprised that it is so dark and think that it must be quite cloudy (阴), but it is just the moon (月) which is floating above them and shielding off the sun.
阴
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月
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阝
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Maud Younger (y) and the pope (阝) are out for a walk in front of the encampment ((e)n1). They are surprised that it is so dark and think that it must be quite cloudy (阴), but it is just the moon (月) which is floating above them and shielding off the sun.
阴
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月
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阝
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Maud Younger (y) and the pope (阝) are out for a walk in front of the encampment ((e)n1). They are surprised that it is so dark and think that it must be quite cloudy (阴), but it is just the moon (月) which is floating above them and shielding off the sun.