Sunday, November 03, 2024

MEotW: lǐngxiù

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

Why might it be that the Mandarin word for “leader” on a certain level of literalness means “collar sleeves”?


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Sunday, October 27, 2024

MEotW: qūshǐ

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What can help us face the challenge of actually talking with people in Mandarin about the evidence that life was created?


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Sunday, October 20, 2024

MEotW: guāngyīn

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How can we Mandarin field language learners make good use of our precious, limited available time in the Mandarin field?


“guāngyīn” _Pīnyīn_ Plus info, Song 56 (music+_Pīnyīn_), on iPhone 13 mini (landscape orientation)

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Sunday, October 13, 2024

MEotW: Zhōngyāng Zhǎnglǎo‐Tuán

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How is the Mandarin expression meaning “Governing Body” constructed? Is it a problem that one of the words in it is often used in relation to the government of China?


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Sunday, October 06, 2024

MEotW: chōngtū

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How can we talk in Mandarin about a war to end all wars?


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Sunday, September 29, 2024

MEotW: chuīxū

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

Might Chinese characters present a test for Mandarin field language learners? If so, what might they test?


Screenshot of “_chuīxū_” in 1 Co. 13:4 (nwtsty, CHS+_Pīnyīn_ WOL)

The Great Wall of China

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Friday, September 20, 2024

MEotW: miǎománg

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How does the Mandarin expression “_miǎománg_” illustrate how remote the possibility is that life originated by chance?


NASA photo of the Pacific Ocean, as seen from space

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