double / twice / simultaneous / holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
兼
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秝
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肀
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Mnemonic symbol: a double. Joan of Arc (ji) and her stunt double (兼) are eating two bowls of cereals (秝) while the real Joan of Arc signs autographs with her crayon (肀) in front of the anthill (an1).
to dislike / suspicion / resentment / enmity / abbr. for 嫌犯[xian2 fan4], criminal suspect
嫌
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兼
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女
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Marie Curie (xi) wants to find out who ate her cookies in the anthill's kitchen (an2). She rounds up Bessie Coleman (女) as her suspect (嫌). Bessie hopes to confuse Marie by hiring a double (兼) which stands next to her as the mug shots are taken.
歉
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兼
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欠
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The Queen of Heart's (qi) stunt double (兼) apologizes (歉) to the Queen for eating her dessert and hands her an IOU note (欠) in the anthill's bathroom (an4).
谦
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兼
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讠
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The Queen of Hearts (qi) wants to open a franchise of modesty (谦) schools. She already put up the advertisements on the advertising columns (讠), for example in front of the anthill (an1). To staff all her schools she uses doubles (兼), and she is practicing with a double (兼) how to be modest (谦) right now next to the advertising column.
赚
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兼
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贝
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The crab (贝) is making a living (赚) by working as double (兼) for Julian Giant Squid (zhu) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). It's hard for her to handle all the tentacles though.
incorruptible / honest / inexpensive / to investigate (old) / side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old)
廉
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兼
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广
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Li Qingzhao (li) tries to sell her double (兼) a parachute (广) in the anthill's kitchen (an2). Her selling point is that the product is very beautiful but the price is very low (廉).
廉
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兼
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广
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Li Qingzhao (li) tries to sell her double (兼) a parachute (广) in the anthill's kitchen (an2). Her selling point is that the product is very beautiful but the price is very low (廉).
廉
=
兼
+
广
:
Li Qingzhao (li) tries to sell her double (兼) a parachute (广) in the anthill's kitchen (an2). Her selling point is that the product is very beautiful but the price is very low (廉).
廉
=
兼
+
广
:
Li Qingzhao (li) tries to sell her double (兼) a parachute (广) in the anthill's kitchen (an2). Her selling point is that the product is very beautiful but the price is very low (廉).
lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it