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bitter, toilsome
spicy, pungent; laborious, hardship
an awl (šilo - za bušenje rupa u koži) as a tool for marking slaves with pungent (a sharply strong) wounds thus condemning them to toilsome work and hardship
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parent
close, intimate
awl/pungent [xin] + 2 dotes []
a person with an awl will hesitate to put markings on those people who are intimate or close to him, specially if he is their parent |
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new
parent (qin) + ax (jin)
a parent uses an ax to establish new rules (by replacing his awl with an new ax) to his inmates |
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concubine
awl/pain (xin) + woman (nu)
to use a short awl to "brand" a woman thus forcing her into servitude as a slave or a concubine |
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connect; receive
hand (nu) + concubine (qie)
to offer a hand to a concubine, so that he connects with her, or to receive her servitude |
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bright
In the early 2000s, Chinese netizens rediscovered 冏 due to its face-like appearance (resembling a squinting, grimacing expression), it became slang for "awkward," (Oh, no!) "speechless," (embarrassed) or "dumbfounded," akin to the English "facepalm."
someone is really "bright" |
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trade(r), business
awl/pain (xin) + bright [jiong]
under a roof of a bright place - transparency is essential for trade - business is done with traders pretending to be dumfounded, while at the same time stab holding an awl behind their back |
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