Showing posts with label Parallel Translations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Parallel Translations. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

MEotW: shěnpàn

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How does the 2023 Mandarin NWT Bible’s new translation of John 5:29 harmonize with our new understanding of this scripture?


John 5:29 (WOL CHS+Pinyin Parallel Translations)


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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

MEotW: yíyì‐gūxíng

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

Are we “headstrong” about showing off our knowledge? Or, is our communication motivated by love?


2 Timothy 3:4 (WOL CHS+Pinyin Parallel Translations)


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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

MEotW: Yètèluó

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What can happen when a hard-to-recognize Chinese character is encountered? Can a person who is knowledgeable and experienced with characters reliably figure out its pronunciation?


Exodus 3:1 (WOL CHS+Pinyin Parallel Translations)


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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

MEotW: bùzú

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

Are characters the best solution to Mandarin’s “homophone problem”? How else could it be addressed?


Numbers 1:7 (WOL CHS+Pinyin Parallel Translations)


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Wednesday, December 28, 2022

MEotW: dìqū

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What’s different about how the current Mandarin version of the NWT Bible (nwtsty) renders the names of lands, and how does that relate to modern-day Mandarin groups and congregations?


Genesis 13:10 (WOL CHS+Pinyin Parallel Translations)


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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

MEotW: shìjiè mòrì

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

Why does a recent jw.org article translate “Armageddon” as “shìjiè mòrì” instead of as “Hāmǐjíduōdùn”?


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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

MEotW: zuì’è

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

Why might it be that the current Mandarin version of the New World Translation Bible (nwtsty) uses “zuì’è” instead of “zuìniè”?


Psalm 103:10 (WOL CHS+Pinyin Parallel Translations)


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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

MEotW: chéngfá

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

Why might it be that the current Mandarin version of the New World Translation Bible (nwtsty) uses “chéngfá” instead of “bàoyìng”?


Psalm 103:10 (WOL CHS+Pinyin Parallel Translations)


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Monday, May 09, 2022

MEotW: liánmǐn

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

Why might it be that the current Mandarin version of the New World Translation Bible (nwtsty) uses liánmǐn instead of cíbēi?


Exodus 34:6 (WOL CHS+Pinyin Parallel Translations)


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Monday, February 14, 2022

MEotW: yùyán

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

When is a prophecy not a yùyán?


Romans 12:6 (WOL CHS+Pinyin Parallel Translations)


1 Corinthians 12:10 (WOL CHS+Pinyin Parallel Translations)


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Monday, December 20, 2021

MEotW: zuìxìng

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

In the current Mandarin NWT Bible, why is “zuìxìng” now sometimes used instead of “ròutǐ” to translate the English word “fleshly”?


Galatians 5:19 (WOL CHS+Pinyin Parallel Translations)


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Monday, November 29, 2021

MEotW: dài

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

Why is the Mandarin word for “replace” used to mean “generation”, and what does that have to do with technology, Star Trek, and Pīnyīn?


Letter from Mao Zedong re a “basic reform” of Chinese writing, involving a transition from Chinese characters to alphabetic writing


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Monday, November 22, 2021

MEotW: shìsú

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

In the current Mandarin NWT Bible, why is “shìsú” now sometimes used instead of “ròutǐ” to translate the English word “fleshly”?


1 Corinthians 3:1 (WOL CHS+Pinyin Parallel Translations)


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Monday, October 25, 2021

MEotW: Shàngdì

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

In the current Mandarin NWT Bible, why is “Shàngdì” sometimes used to translate the English word “spiritual”? Did the ancient Chinese believe in Shàngdì?


1 Corinthians 2:13 (WOL CHS+Pinyin Parallel Translations)


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Monday, September 27, 2021

MEotW: xīnlíng

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

Why does the current version of the Mandarin New World Translation Bible sometimes use “xīnlíng” instead of “shǔlíng” to translate the English word “spiritual”?


Matthew 5:3 (WOL CHS+Pinyin Parallel Translations Comparison)


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Monday, August 30, 2021

MEotW: shénshèng lìliang

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

Why does the current version of the Mandarin New World Translation Bible not use “shènglíng” to translate “holy spirit” like older versions did?


Exodus 31:3 (WOL CHS+Pinyin Parallel Translations Comparison)


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Monday, July 05, 2021

MEotW: hémù

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

In the current version of the Mandarin NWT Bible, why is “peace” sometimes translated as “hémù” instead of as “píng’ān” or “hépíng”?


Romans 3:17 (WOL CHS+Pinyin Parallel Translations)


Ephesians 2:14 (WOL CHS+Pinyin Parallel Translations)


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Monday, June 21, 2021

MEotW: ānníng

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

In the current version of the Mandarin NWT Bible, why is “peace” now translated as “ānníng” instead of as “hépíng” in the scripture about the fruitage of the spirit?


Galatians 5:22, 23 (nwtsty-CHS+Py WOL)


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