松巴哇

松

so̅ng

巴

ba̅

哇

wa̅

Sumbawa, Indonesian island east of Java

Characters and words in 松巴哇

松

so̅ng = su + (e)ng1

surname Song

松 = 公 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol: 松鼠, a squirrel.

The squirrel (松) almost got a heart attack when it drove its bus (公) off of one of the stones in front of the engine ((e)ng1), but as it realizes it got stuck in the Susan Saint Bernard's (su) web which spans a Christmas tree (木) and one of the engine's boulders the squirrel (松) relaxes (放松).

松

so̅ng = su + (e)ng1

pine / CL:棵[ke1]

松

鬆

so̅ng = su + (e)ng1

loose / to loosen / to relax / floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)

巴

ba̅ = b + a1

Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan) / abbr. for east Sichuan or Chongqing / surname Ba / abbr. for Palestine or Palestinian / abbr. for Pakistan

巴

ba̅ = b + a1

to long for / to wish / to cling to / to stick to / sth that sticks / close to / next to / spread open / informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4] / bar (unit of pressure) / nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail

巴 = 巳 + 丨 : The snake found a sweet and sticky lollipop in front if the ashram. Just as she is about to lick it, Beelzebub turns it into a large dinosaur bone, laughing at the snake, the lollipop in his hands.

哇

wa̅ = w + a1

Wow! / sound of child's crying / sound of vomiting

哇 = 口 + 圭 : Willy Walrus (w) is babysitting a baby in front of the ashram (a1), but the baby is crying (哇) all the time. Willy Walrus already tried to have it play with a jade tablet (圭) and to feed it a mandarin (口), but the baby was not interested at all.

哇

wa = w + a5

replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"

哇

wa̅ = w + a1

Wow! / sound of a child's crying / sound of vomiting