Saturday, December 21, 2024

MEotW: zǒuxiàn

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How are some people in the Mandarin field’s territory like “sheep without a shepherd”?


Screenshot of a map showing the Darién Gap

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Friday, December 13, 2024

MEotW: chūshēng rìqī

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What connection is there between the Mandarin expressions for “birth date” and “Japan”?


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Saturday, December 07, 2024

tiandi.info, Links News, and MEotW on Bluesky

Lately, for various reasons, the Bluesky social network has been getting a lot of attention, and significant numbers of people have been joining it. Now, this Links News blog and related blogs have an official account there as well, with the name tiandilinksnews.bsky.social. (There is now also a web link for it on the sidebar on the right side of this blog, under CHINESE FIELDS LINKS.) If you’re on Bluesky, check it out and give me a follow!

MEotW: chóngwēn

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

For many Mandarin-speaking people, why is going through the Learn From the Bible book a journey of discovery?


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Sunday, December 01, 2024

MEotW: zìdà

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

In the Mandarin field, how can we avoid being inferior B players or unserious tourists?


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


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Saturday, November 23, 2024

MEotW: jūnduì

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How is being one of Jehovah’s valiant soldiers better than training for physical warfare for a human worldly nation?


Screenshot of “Jūnduì” from around 0:26 of the Mandarin version of the video “I Put Down My Rifle”

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Sunday, November 17, 2024

MEotW: cuòzōng‐fùzá

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How can we help Mandarin-speaking people to more deeply appreciate just how complex our bodies’ cells are?


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