疾风知劲草

lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis

Characters and words in 疾风知劲草

(bound form) disease; ailment / (bound form) swift / (literary) to hate; to abhor

= + : Joan of Arc (ji) got a colorful rash (疒) and dysentery (疾) on a trip outside of the space station. As soon as she re-entered the space station, she darts (矢) through the space station's entrance (Ø2) towards the restroom.
strong wind / gale
wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]

= + : Frankenstein's Monster has to wait in front of the engine. Because the wind is blowing, he uses pliers to disassemble a small table and builds a shelter with the parts.

= + : Mnemonic symbol: Francis Bacon is attributed to have stated "scientia potentia est", "knowledge is power". I'll thus represent 知 by Francis Bacon. Francis Bacon (知) and James II of England (zh) are playing darts (矢) in front of the space station (Ø1). Because they lack a dart board they just use a mandarin (口).
strength / energy / enthusiasm / spirit / mood / expression / interest / CL:把[ba3] / Taiwan pr. [jing4]

= + + : Joan of Arc (ji) is training with lots of energy (劲) in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4). Again and again the presses a power button (力) which releases a boxing glove (又) fixed to a steel beam (工) which she has to hit with her fist to punch it back into its original position.
tough upright grass / fig. a staunch character able to withstand tough test
tough upright grass / (fig.) a staunch character who is loyal despite danger and hardship

= + : The King of Chu has an important appointment today, so he set a special alarm the day before. Before he went to sleep on his artificial lawn, he set up a bale of straw just above his artificial lawn; when the alarm goes off the bale of straw will fall down on him and wake him up.
grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]

= + : The King of Chu has an important appointment today, so he set a special alarm the day before. Before he went to sleep on his artificial lawn, he set up a bale of straw just above his artificial lawn; when the alarm goes off the bale of straw will fall down on him and wake him up.

Words with 疾风知劲草

lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis

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