MEotW: chénggōng

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• chénggōng

Is “just” learning Chinese characters “the hard way” the key to success in the Mandarin field?

“To Jehovah, for whom ‘a thousand years is as one day’, Chinese civilization has only been around for a few days.… “…we should boast in Jehovah, not in needlessly and self-indulgently complex knowledge relating to a mere worldly human culture” troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw... #MEotW #PīnyīnPlus

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— tiandi, Links News (@tiandilinksnews.bsky.social) Dec 2, 2024 at 3:40 PM

Does Jehovah see Chinese characters as a successful writing system? Or does he see characters as a Great Wall obstructing his vital preaching and teaching work in the worldwide Mandarin field?

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MEotW: chūshēng rìqī

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• chūshēng rìqī

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

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Readiness to Follow Can Be Good, But Not Always

Readiness to follow the Japanese emperor & armed forces during World War II:
BAD

Readiness to follow Jehovah and his organization:
GOOD

Readiness to follow human traditions like those involving Chinese characters:
BAD

Readiness to use new, better ways to serve God:
GOOD pic.twitter.com/pekFXSpeAJ

— tiandi, Links News (@TiandiLinksNews) October 11, 2023

MEotW: chūshēng rìqī

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• chūshēng rìqī

How can we talk in Mandarin about Jesus’ date of birth, as opposed to his birthday?

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MEotW: kǎlā’OK

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

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• kǎlā’OK

What does “kǎlā’OK”, the Mandarin word for “karaoke”, teach us about the idea of “pure” Chinese culture?

In this thread I’m going to talk about one of my favorite etymologies. The history of this word has got it all: it’s a fascinating tale of multi-lingual and multi-cultural interaction, full of surprises. I'm excited, let's go! pic.twitter.com/2JkZ1xNMe7

— zev handel (@ZevHandel) January 29, 2021

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The List and the Map at tiandi.info Updated Re Japan

Recently, a brother in the Chinese field in Japan kindly sent me the complete list of Chinese congregations and groups in Japan as of the beginning of this service year. He said:

Last month we successfully finished the magnificent Chinese District Convention. We had 2,472 attendants, including 26 congregations and 31 groups. More than 1,600 pioneers are working in Chinese territory in Japan.
(2009-09-29)

I just recently was able to finish updating the Japan section of the List and of the Map at tiandi.info with the extensive information he provided.

To obtain the login information for tiandi.info, request e-mail notification of news regarding available resources, or if you have any questions or comments, you may e-mail me at waynerj@shaw.ca, providing information such as what group or congregation you’re with, who referred you to this site, etc.