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a thousand tongues wagging

a picture of a tied tongue

as a component: “舌字旁”

the relatives on the maternal side are the outsiders

alternatively: 女+大+弓 woman + large + bow ayi defending kids with a large bow

Esteemed Yoda: a small talking hood.

grow up strong, walk and not faint

use a hand to elevate someone onto the stage

Korean dynasties come and go like the moon

Sly mingles with the dogs.

a shop-lifting hand robs the storehouse

A young woman was bewitched by a life in the spotlight and died young. OR If you are bewitched by the myth that a woman can do it all and all at once, you will die young.

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mingle in the outskirts, outside the city wall

Once you are comfortable drawing a bow, stretch its string longer.

The might of a cannon blows one woman away.

It takes one woman to show her might by standing up to the cannon

as a component: “包字头”

groping around with your hand but there’s nobody there, just a mirage

“Mencius on Fierceness” Although Mencius believed that human nature is righteous and humane and advised kings to that end, he had no illusions about the fierceness of the animal world. Moral: The Animal Kingdom is a dog-eat-dog world.

martyr mother fires the iron for years to keep Dad looking good OR so many options for a career woman to avoid being the martyr at home ironing: wrinkle-free fabrics, dry cleaners, housekeepers

garbage should turn into soil, not stand up for years

Amelia Bedelia sweeps the house with her right hand