机
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几
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木
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Joan of Arc (ji) made a machine (机) that fully automatically manufactures tables (几) out of Christmas trees (木) and tests it in front of the space station (Ø1).
appliance / tool / weapon / shackles / also pr. [jie4]
械
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戒
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木
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Marie Curie (xi) finds a turning machine (机械) under a Christmas tree (木) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). Happily she proceeds to manufacture a ring (戒) for herself.