聽

(literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow

to listen to; to hear / to heed; to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])

听 = 口 + 斤 : Mother Teresa (ti) is listening to the sound that is made when a barbell (斤) squashes a mandarin (口) in front of the engine ((e)ng1).

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厅

廳

ti̅ng = ti + (e)ng1

(reception) hall / living room / office / provincial government department

厅 = 丁 + 厂 : Mother Teresa (ti) build a dining hall (厅) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). She nailed (丁) a chocolate factory (厂) to the ceiling of the dining hall so that you just have to stand below it to let the chocolate flow into your mouth.

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难

聽

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