The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:
What distinctive feature of the Learn From the Bible book makes it especially beneficial in the Mandarin field?
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The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:
In the Mandarin field, what are some ways in which jealousy could affect us if we allow it to?
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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The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:
What connection does Chinese Braille have with Pīnyīn, and what does this tell us about Pīnyīn?
⠪⠆
— Troubadour WW (@troubadourww) January 5, 2021
is the (Mainland) Chinese Braille representation of
ài (love 爱 愛)
⠪ corresponds to “ai” in _Pīnyīn_, and
⠆ corresponds to 4th tone.
Blind Mandarin-speaking people need to read and write about love too! https://t.co/sXSVzycXre
“_Chinese Braille_…is in principle a conversion of _Hanyu Pinyin_ into braille letters…If braille is a script [writing system], which no one doubts, especially not blind people, then _Hanyu Pinyin_ must also be a script [writing system].” https://t.co/EpGCXe7OOp
— Troubadour WW (@troubadourww) January 5, 2021
Blind Chinese people cannot see Chinese characters, but they can still read and write Mandarin with _Chinese Braille_.
— Troubadour WW (@troubadourww) January 5, 2021
_Chinese Braille_ is based on _Pīnyīn_—they both represent the sounds of Mandarin.
Since _Chinese Braille_ is obviously a writing system, so is _Pīnyīn_.
Many claim that _Pīnyīn_ shouldn’t be used as a writing system because characters are required to avoid confusion from all the homophones (different words that sound the same) in Mandarin.
— Troubadour WW (@troubadourww) April 8, 2025
If that’s true, then people shouldn’t SPEAK Mandarin either! But many do, and it’s fine. pic.twitter.com/1MK0ERuFjc
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The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:
In the Mandarin field, how can a Mandarin word about crystals help us talk about the Creator?
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