his mouth’s whistleresembles a bird’s OR “He resembles his father, the whistler.” (Trumpeter Wu)
吵
chǎo
noisy
口 + 少shǎo
mouth + few
even a fewmouths can be noisy OR "He’s got a fewnoisy riffs." (Trumpeter Wu)
啥
shá
wha?
口 + 舍shè
mouth + abode
He’s with a friend: “Wha’s happenin’ in the abode?” (Trumpeter Wu)
吊
diào
dangle
口 + 巾
mouth + towel
piece of napkin dangles from your mouth OR “a bannerdangled below” (his horn) (Trumpeter Wu)
吴
wú
Wu
口 + 天
mouth + heavens
口天吴: this family hopes to taste heaven OR Trumpeter Wu: what comes from his mouth is heaven
哇
wā
waaah!
口 + 圭
mouth + bricks
shattering cry like bricks coming out of a mouth
“Lean on the brick wall, and you can feel his waaah!” (Trumpeter Wu)
娱
yú
amusement
女 + 吴wú
woman + Wu
Trumpeter Wu has a day of amusement planned with his woman.
响
xiǎng
echo [n.]
口 + 向xiàng
mouth + orientation
use mouth to get orientation from your echo OR “Wha’s happenin’?” he echoes. “Let me give you an orientation.” (Trumpeter Wu)
吐
tǔ
spit [v.]
口 + 土tǔ
mouth + soil
“And with his dip, of course comes spittin’ in the soil.” (Trumpeter Wu)
嗓
sǎng
voice box
口 + 桑sāng
mouth + mulberry tree
“When his voice box is sore, mulberry juice does the trick.” (Trumpeter Wu)
啦
lā
!!
口 + 拉lā
mouth + pull
一二三:la!!pull the Singaporians out OR "He pulls the la!! from inside." (Trumpeter Wu)
吹
chuī
blow [v.]
口 + 欠
mouth + lack
when you blow, your mouthlacks air OR “His blowlacks no thrill." (Trumpeter Wu)
叶
yè
leaf
口 + 十
mouth + ten
“His other bad habit is leaf, ten at a time in his lower lip.” (Trumpeter Wu)
哈
hā
ha!
口 + 合hé
mouth + fit
In the dressing room: “Ha!” when it doesn’t fit. OR "Ha! It fit." (Trumpeter Wu)
啡
fēi
coffee—last drop
口 + 非fēi
mouth + jail cell
keep drinking and get addicted
“He is locked into the coffee before the second set; can't perform without it.” (Trumpeter Wu)
叭
bā
trumpet
口 + 八bā
mouth + eight
“But with a trumpet, he could scale those eight notes up and down.” (Trumpeter Wu)
喇
lǎ
bugle
口 + 束 + 刂
mouth + bundle + sword
mouth of a bugle announcing the bundle of swords has arrived OR “As a bugle boy, he had a bundle of sticks on his back and a bayonet in front.” (Trumpeter Wu)
咖
kā
coffee—first drop
口 + 加jiā
mouth + add
taste the coffee and need to add something
"He adds coffee to his warm-up routine to sail him through the first set." (Trumpeter Wu)
呼
hū
shout [v.]
口 + 乎hū
mouth + ooh!
mouthshouts ooh! OR “And ooh! he can shout.” (Trumpeter Wu)
回
huí
return [v.]
囗 + 口
enclose + mouth
picture of a circle revolving in another
"And with that, the cycle is complete, and he’s headed home." (Trumpeter Wu)
叫
jiào
call [v.]
口 + 丩jiū
mouth + horn
use mouth on the horn to call out
“His first horn was a straight one, just meant for callin’ the troops.” (Trumpeter Wu)
喝
hē
drink [v.]
口 + 曷hé
mouth + siesta
a drink next to your hammock
“When the gig is over, it is time for a drink and siesta.” (Trumpeter Wu)
唱
chàng
sing
口 + 昌chāng
mouth + prosperous
alternatively: 口+日+日 mouth + sun + day, sing “Sunny Day” from Sesame Street