MEotW: jítǐ zhǔyì
The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:
How might collectivism and zero-sum thinking be connected to the obsessive attachment many have to Chinese characters?
Maybe this is connected to why so many Chinese people seem to think,
— Troubadour WW (@troubadourww) April 13, 2024
“I suffered with Chinese characters, so you must suffer with them too!”
rather than,
“I want you to use _Pīnyīn_ so you won’t have to suffer with Chinese characters like I did.” https://t.co/rgv337FoFi
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