Pinyin initial: "b"

The Pinyin initial "b" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "b" belongs to the group of Pinyin initials which are represented in mnemonics by men. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "b" can appear in.

Mnemonics for b

B is for Beelzebub.

Characters with b

father's elder brother / senior / paternal elder uncle / eldest of brothers / respectful form of address / Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]

= + : Rosa Luxemburg and her eldest brother Mikolaj are driving Beelzebub out of the observatory. In the kitchen, he waves with a white flag in defeat.
an earthwork / castle / position of defense / stronghold / used in place names, often as phonetic bao for "burg" or "bad"

= + : Beelzebub (b) created a new olace for his valuables. Inside of the aorta (ao3) he built a sand castle (堡). In the center of the castle (堡) there is a heap of clay (土) on which a safe (保) is resting.
to cook slowly over a low flame / pot / saucepan

= + : Beelzebub (b) likes to slowly cook (煲) his victims in a safe (保) over an open fire (火) in front of the aorta (ao1).
spot / colored patch / stripe / spotted / striped / variegated

= + : Beelzebub (b) is reading a thick book (文) about necklaces (玨) in front of the anthill (an1) when he spots that there are a lot of yellow spots (斑) on each page.
sad / sadness / sorrow / grief

= + : Beelzebub (b) is looking through his old negatives (非) in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1). He is reminded of his youth and his lost loves and his heart (心) is filled with sadness and grief (悲). His heart gets so heavy that he drops it on the floor, just for a moment to get some relief.
lifetime / generation / group of people / class / classifier for generations / (literary) classifier for people

= + : Beelzebub (b) successfully affected the lives of whole generations (辈) by alluring them with expensive cabriolets (车). In the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4) he is sitting in one of his cabriolets and looking through a lifetime of negatives (非), each taken when he spoiled another victim.
variant of 杯[bei1]

= + : Beelzebub (b) won a trophy cup (杯) for his amazing Christmas tree (木). Actually, it was forbidden to log trees in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1); but Beelzebub didn't care and took the tree anyway. He even took the forbidden sign (不) as well, and as he receives his trophy cup he uses the forbidden sign as a tablet to put the trophy cup on.
cup / trophy cup / classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup

= + : Beelzebub (b) won a trophy cup (杯) for his amazing Christmas tree (木). Actually, it was forbidden to log trees in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1); but Beelzebub didn't care and took the tree anyway. He even took the forbidden sign (不) as well, and as he receives his trophy cup he uses the forbidden sign as a tablet to put the trophy cup on.
variant of 杯[bei1] / trophy cup / classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup

= + : Beelzebub (b) won a trophy cup (杯) for his amazing Christmas tree (木). Actually, it was forbidden to log trees in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1); but Beelzebub didn't care and took the tree anyway. He even took the forbidden sign (不) as well, and as he receives his trophy cup he uses the forbidden sign as a tablet to put the trophy cup on.
a monument / an upright stone tablet / stele / CL:塊|块[kuai4],面[mian4]

= + : Beelzebub (b) finds it annoying that everyone finds the Eiffel Tower so impressive. He moves a rock (石) from the Alps (卑) in front of it (ei1) and creates a monument (碑) much larger than the tower to remind everyone that the Alps are much more impressive.
to promulgate / to send out / to issue / to grant or confer

= + : Beelzebub (b) is issuing (颁) grants (颁) in front of the anthill (an1), but they are only valid if caught within one second. So he stands there throwing the papers (页) in the air, laughing like a maniac as he ticks his stop watch (分) and watching the people despair as they are unable to get the grants (颁) in time.
stupid / foolish / silly / slow-witted / clumsy

= + : Beelzebub (b) is very stupid (笨): He wants to get rid of some roots (本) by flushing them through the toilets in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4), but they get stuck easily and he has to push with a bamboo stick (⺮). It would be much easier to just use the trash can.
variant of 榜[bang3]

= + : Every year at Christmas Beelzebub (b) steps up to the Christmas tree (木) in the anglepod (ang3) with his list of names (榜) of people who have been naughty. He announces (榜) the names one by one and everyone has to come up to him and drink a whole bottle of bourbon (旁) as penalty.
notice or announcement / list of names / public roll of successful examinees

= + : Every year at Christmas Beelzebub (b) steps up to the Christmas tree (木) in the anglepod (ang3) with his list of names (榜) of people who have been naughty. He announces (榜) the names one by one and everyone has to come up to him and drink a whole bottle of bourbon (旁) as penalty.
to row / oar / Taiwan pr. [beng4]
near / approaching / to depend on / (slang) to have an intimate relationship with sb / Taiwan pr. [pang2], [bang1], [bang4]

= + : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and Beelzebub (b) have a secret intimidate relationship (傍) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4), but only because Rosa depends (傍) on him. The depends on his supply of bourbon (旁), to be exact.
see 磅秤 scale / platform balance / (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams)

= + : Beelzebub (b) is weighing his bottles of bourbon (旁) against stones (石) using a platform balance (磅) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4).
upper arm / wing

= + : The moon (月) is tattooing Beelzebub's (b) upper arm (膀)in the anglepod (ang3). To relief pain Beelzebub has got a bottle of bourbon (旁) at his side.
old variant of 膀[bang3]

= + : The moon (月) is tattooing Beelzebub's (b) upper arm (膀)in the anglepod (ang3). To relief pain Beelzebub has got a bottle of bourbon (旁) at his side.
used in 吊膀子[diao4 bang4 zi5]