Pinyin "dai1"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "dai1" is split up into two parts: "d" and "ai1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "d"
D is for Don Quixote.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ai1"
In front of the airplane.
Characters pronounced dai1
foolish / stupid / expressionless / blank / to stay
呆
=
口
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木
:
The fool (呆) wants to make fun of Don Quixote (d) in front of the airplane (ai1). To fool him, he set up a Christmas tree (木) to look like a huge animal by putting a mandarin (口) on top which looks like the head of the animal. Don Quixote thinks he met his arch enemy and starts to charge the construction, much to the fool's delight.
to stay
variant of 呆[dai1] / foolish / also pr. [ai2]
(Internet slang) emphatic variant of 呆[dai1]