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On-Yomi: カツ

Koohii stories:

1) [rhclaghorn] 26-12-2007(110): Why is my package late? Imagine a UPS driver dressed in BROWN garments taking a siesta. What can BROWN do for you?

2) [Francois] 8-4-2008(88): Mexicans use a cloak (pancho) for their siestas. Their color is usually brown.

3) [esaulgd] 31-1-2007(42): The hobbits from "The Lord of the Rings" just had to crawl under their brown cloaks and they could take a siesta.

4) [Istvan] 13-6-2007(30): Cheech, "Oh jeez, I Shit myself man! Now my clothes are all brown man…".

5) [Stevieman] 19-3-2010(17): If you break up SIESTA into tongue wagging in mouth, bound up, sitting man, you have somewhat the image of a prisoner begging. This gives you the general sense of BEGGAR. Using BEGGAR as a primitive is better I think. A thirst (#451 渇) beggar begs for water. A beggar speaks requesting an audience (#452 謁)(to beg for money), a BEGGAR'S GARMENTS are usually brown(dirty), and beggars sleep so much when they open their mouth, their voice is hoarse (#454 喝). (btw, chinese etymology: the bottom part of siesta means to beg).

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