L5 Flashcards
直
STRAIGHT // ten eyes represent a group of scientists who are working to draw a straight line without the use of any equipment
置
SET UP // playing badminton, one needs to first set up a very very straight net. See it, there?
真
TRUE // 10 + tool, the ten commandments offer a good tool to assess whether someone is true to themselves
具
TOOL // onthe workbench, each tool keeps a physical eye on your work (also found in just the bottom form)
BY ONES SIDE // indicates how ones fingers naturally fall when by ones side
工
WORK // iron girder, hard work bending that!
左
LEFT // work, by ones side, off to the left is seen as dodgy, dirty work, sinister
右
RIGHT // jimmeny cricket sits on your right shoulder, mouthing into your right ear the right things to do, morally
有
POSSESS // flesh dangling by side of cowboy, who, worried of its potential evil spirit, wishes to exorcise the flesh by swinging it in the air
贿
BRIBE // those who possess a lot of shells will find it easier to bribe their way through life
贡
TRIBUTE // tributes don’t come free. Workers have to work hard to earn the shells to pay their master for a trophy.
项
ITEM // a part of an itemised list, written on one page, each item being represented by a bloody heavy girder
刀
SWORD // mighty swooshing weight of hardened metal, ready for battle
刃
BLADE // razor sharp, you can even see the drop of blood
切
CUT // seven, primitive meaning diced, and a sword… This is the birthday gift for a chef who proceeds to use his new sword to dice up not only veg, but also his entire collection of kitchen utensils
召
SUMMON // the bailiffs are at your door, pointing a sharp sword at your mouth and summoning you to trial
昭
EVIDENT // an excellent lawyer summons the sun itself down to give evidence
则
RULE // rules dictate that clam must only be fished when it’s a certain size, so stick the knife in, crack it open and measure
畐
WEALTH // one mouth, fed full by an entire field. That’s the luxury of wealth
副
VICE // an evil clinger-on is an unavoidable vice for the baron, so cutting a slice of wealth is necessary
丁
FOURTH // someone waiting fourth in line for the new star wars movie, so desperate that they are using a spike to secure their place
叮
STING // owh, you know how a bee stings with its bum? Well it just bit me with its mouth too!
可
CAN // “I can do it!” puffed the little train engine as it heaved uphill, spitting spikes from its mouth for extra traction
哥
OLDER BROTHER // older brothers can do the can can too
顶
CREST // spike head, like a moheachan punk trying to replicate natures cockatoo
