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On-Yomi: ホ、ホウ — Kun-Yomi: たも.つ

Koohii stories:

1) [Katsuo] 20-2-2008(156): Tip: Heisig later combines mouth and tree into 呆 dumbfounded (#2181 呆). Story: Your person (Mr. T. or whoever) is dumbfounded when told to protect the bad guys rather than fight them.

2) [radical_tyro] 17-6-2007(151): Mr. T opens his mouth from the top of the tree saying "I pitty da foo who don't protect the trees!".

3) [Sabien] 27-7-2009(23): To protect the environment people speak on the behalf of trees…

4) [calittle] 15-10-2007(23): During a public service announcement broadcast, Mr. T opens his big mouth while sitting on the top branch of an enormous tree and yells, "I pity the fool who doesn't protect the environment!".

5) [jameserb] 13-3-2008(9): That personage with the big mouth yelling from the top of the tree is an environmental activist, trying to protect a redwood from a rapacious logging company.

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