Is Pīnyīn a Distraction?

In characters+_Pīnyīn_ material, is _Pīnyīn_ a distraction? It’s only a distraction if one’s goal is simply to learn characters.

In the Mandarin field, our primary goal should be to learn *Mandarin speech*. (1 Co. 14:8–11) So, perhaps the fancy *characters* are the distraction! pic.twitter.com/6lGWrn5Qa3

— tiandi, Links News (@TiandiLinksNews) April 22, 2022