New Resources: Official Pīnyīn Web Material on jw.org for Certain Publications

Official Pīnyīn web material is now available on jw.org for certain publications.

To see if such material is available on jw.org for a certain publication, follow this path:

• LIBRARY > [Publication Type] > DISPLAY Chinese Mandarin (Simplified / Traditional) > [Publication Name] > Search > [Publication Web Link]

When a web page of text for that publication is loaded, a 显示拼音 checkbox will appear near the top of that page if Pīnyīn web material is available for it. (“显示拼音 (Xiǎnshì Pīnyīn)” means “Show Pīnyīn”.) Checking that checkbox will immediately cause Pīnyīn ruby text to appear over the Chinese characters on that web page. The setting will be “remembered” by your web browser for web pages like that web page.

Related information will be added to the affected short links as time allows.

New Short Link: “My Follower” Book Links (tiandi.info/cf)

A new short link has been created for official and unofficial Chinese field language-learning resources for the “My Follower” book, which is scheduled to be studied next at Mandarin and Cantonese Congregation Bible Study meetings:

• Short Links:
  Links > Publications > Books >
  “My Follower” Book Links (tiandi.info/cf)

Official Pīnyīn and Sidney Lau Imitate Bk. PDF Files are Now Available on jw.org

Many of you may have noticed that it has been officially announced in the June 2015 km that the Imitate book will be considered at the CBS, starting the week of October 19, 2015. In advance of that, the official Pīnyīn and Sidney Lau Imitate book PDF files recently became available for download on jw.org.

Accordingly, the following information has been added to tiandi.info/ia:

Official Pīnyīn and Sidney Lau PDFs

jw.org
(PUBLICATIONS ▶ BOOKS & BROCHURES ▶
DISPLAY: Chinese (Simplified) ▶
《信心的榜样》PDF)

New Short Link: Teacher Book Links

A new short link has been created for links related to resources for the Teacher book:

• tiandi.info/lr

(In case it’s not clear, the above link ends with lowercase “LR”, since lr is the organization’s code for the Learn From the Great Teacher book.)

The following short link pages have been updated accordingly:

• tiandi.info/books
• tiandi.info/pubs

Watchtower Online Library (WOL) With Pīnyīn (Unofficial) Now Has Sidney Lau Romanization Options As Well

I guess I’ll call it this now:

• Watchtower Online Library (WOL) With Pīnyīn/Sidney Lau Romanization (Unofficial)

These are now the options re the added Pīnyīn/Cantonese Sidney Lau romanization (set by links at the bottom of the web page):

• Pinyin [Pīnyīn ruby text over Simplified or Traditional Chinese characters]
• Sidney Lau [Sidney Lau ruby text over Simplified or Traditional Chinese characters]
• PinOnly (click/tap on More first) [Pīnyīn text only]
• LauOnly (click/tap on More first) [Sidney Lau text only]

Note that the bottom of each page of this website warns that

“This page has been processed by an unofficial browsing tool. Chinese words have added phonetics that may contain mistakes.”

In other words, the added Pīnyīn/Sidney Lau romanization on this site is unofficial, and it has not been proofread. However, while official, or at least proofread, content is more ideal, it takes much time and effort to produce, and in its absence, there are sure to be many situations in which this site’s computer-generated content will be most helpful, and most definitely better than nothing, even if it is imperfect.

A nice additional feature is that hovering your mouse pointer over or clicking or tapping on an expression produces a message displaying that expression’s English meaning.

New Resource: Watchtower Online Library (WOL) With Pinyin (Unofficial)

This amazing new resource has recently come to my attention:

• Watchtower Online Library (WOL) With Pinyin (Unofficial)

This is an unofficial website that adds Pinyin to the Simplified Chinese and the Traditional Chinese Watchtower Online Library (WOL).

Note that the bottom of each page of this website warns that “This page has been processed by an unofficial browsing tool. Chinese words have added Pinyin that may contain mistakes.”

Hovering your mouse pointer over or clicking or tapping on an expression produces a message displaying the expression’s English meaning.

Official Pinyin Book Files Now Available on jw.org

Official pinyin book files have become available for download on jw.org. Previously, the only pinyin publications available for download there were the pinyin Watchtowers. Now, PDF files for the pinyin versions of the Sing to Jehovah, Bible Teach, and Bearing Witness books are available as well.

More information and commentary on this historic development can be found in a new post at tiandi.info.

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.

Breaking News: First Official Sidney Lau File Now Available

...is the title of a new post at tiandi.info. Here’s the text from the news feed:

A historic moment for the Cantonese field!

This tiandi.info post is about the historic news that the first official digital publication file with Cantonese Sidney Lau romanization is now available for download from jw.org. It is the file for the Sidney Lau version of the Bible Teach book.

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.

Bearing Witness Bk. A4/Letter Size 3-Line Material Up To Ch. 19 Posted

A4/letter size 3-line material up to Chapter 19 of the Bearing Witness book is now available for download from the 3lines.org site. Simplified and Traditional Chinese Mandarin pinyin and Traditional Chinese Cantonese Jyutping, Sidney Lau, and Yale material is available.

Additionally, the Simplified (CHS) Mandarin pinyin files are also available in “black” versions, which only use black to render the material rather than using blue and red for some of it like the regular files.

At the 3lines.org home page, just answer the Witness-testing questions (no commas), click on the bs (Book Study) graphic, and click through to your desired type of file.

Bearing Witness Bk. A4/Letter Size 3-Line Material for Ch. 16 Posted

A4/letter size 3-line material for Chapter 16 of the Bearing Witness book is now available for download from the 3lines.org site. Simplified and Traditional Chinese Mandarin pinyin and Traditional Chinese Cantonese Jyutping, Sidney Lau, and Yale material is available.

Additionally, the Simplified (CHS) Mandarin pinyin files are also available in “black” versions, which only use black to render the material rather than using blue and red for some of it like the regular files.

At the 3lines.org home page, just answer the Witness-testing questions (no commas), click on the bs (Book Study) graphic, and click through to your desired type of file.

Bearing Witness Bk. A4/Letter Size 3-Line Material for Ch. 15 Posted

A4/letter size 3-line material for Chapter 15 of the Bearing Witness book is now available for download from the 3lines.org site. Simplified and Traditional Chinese Mandarin pinyin and Traditional Chinese Cantonese Jyutping, Sidney Lau, and Yale material is available.

Additionally, the Simplified (CHS) Mandarin pinyin files are also available in “black” versions, which only use black to render the material rather than using blue and red for some of it like the regular files.

At the 3lines.org home page, just answer the Witness-testing questions (no commas), click on the bs (Book Study) graphic, and click through to your desired type of file.

Bearing Witness Bk. A4/Letter Size 3-Line Material for Ch. 14 Posted

A4/letter size 3-line material for Chapter 14 of the Bearing Witness book is now available for download from the 3lines.org site. Simplified and Traditional Chinese Mandarin pinyin and Traditional Chinese Cantonese Jyutping, Sidney Lau, and Yale material is available.

Additionally, the Simplified (CHS) Mandarin pinyin files are also available in “black” versions, which only use black to render the material rather than using blue and red for some of it like the regular files.

At the 3lines.org home page, just answer the Witness-testing questions (no commas), click on the bs (Book Study) graphic, and click through to your desired type of file.

Bearing Witness Bk. A4/Letter Size 3-Line Material for Ch. 13 Posted

A4/letter size 3-line material for Chapter 13 of the Bearing Witness book is now available for download from the 3lines.org site. Simplified and Traditional Chinese Mandarin pinyin and Traditional Chinese Cantonese Jyutping, Sidney Lau, and Yale material is available.

Additionally, the Simplified (CHS) Mandarin pinyin files are also available in “black” versions, which only use black to render the material rather than using blue and red for some of it like the regular files.

At the 3lines.org home page, just answer the Witness-testing questions (no commas), click on the bs (Book Study) graphic, and click through to your desired type of file.

“It’s Only a Paper Moon”

...is the title of a new post at tiandi.info. Here’s the text from the news feed:

...but spirit and truth are not just paper tigers.

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.

Bearing Witness Bk. A4/Letter Size 3-Line Material for Ch. 11 & 12 Posted

A4/letter size 3-line material for Chapters 11 & 12 of the Bearing Witness book is now available for download from the 3lines.org site. Simplified and Traditional Chinese Mandarin pinyin and Traditional Chinese Cantonese Jyutping, Sidney Lau, and Yale material is available.

Additionally, the Simplified (CHS) Mandarin pinyin files are also available in “black” versions, which only use black to render the material rather than using blue and red for some of it like the regular files.

At the 3lines.org home page, just answer the Witness-testing questions (no commas), click on the bs (Book Study) graphic, and click through to your desired type of file.

Bearing Witness Bk. A4/Letter Size 3-Line Material for Ch. 10 Posted

A4/letter size 3-line material for Chapter 10 of the Bearing Witness book is now available for download from the 3lines.org site. Simplified and Traditional Chinese Mandarin pinyin and Traditional Chinese Cantonese Jyutping, Sidney Lau, and Yale material is available.

Additionally, the Simplified (CHS) Mandarin pinyin files are also available in “black” versions, which only use black to render the material rather than using blue and red for some of it like the regular files.

At the 3lines.org home page, just answer the Witness-testing questions (no commas), click on the bs (Book Study) graphic, and click through to your desired type of file.

Bearing Witness Bk. A4/Letter Size 3-Line Material for Ch. 9 Posted

A4/letter size 3-line material for Chapter 9 of the Bearing Witness book are now available for download from the 3lines.org site. Simplified and Traditional Chinese Mandarin pinyin and Traditional Chinese Cantonese Jyutping, Sidney Lau, and Yale material is available.

Additionally, the Simplified (CHS) Mandarin pinyin files are also available in “black” versions, which only use black to render the material rather than using blue and red for some of it like the regular files.

At the 3lines.org home page, just answer the Witness-testing questions (no commas), click on the bs (Book Study) graphic, and click through to your desired type of file.

Bearing Witness Bk. A4/Letter Size 3-Line Material for Ch. 7 and 8 Posted

A4/letter size 3-line material for Chapters 7 and 8 of the Bearing Witness book are now available for download from the 3lines.org site. Simplified and Traditional Chinese Mandarin pinyin and Traditional Chinese Cantonese Jyutping, Sidney Lau, and Yale material is available.

Additionally, the Simplified (CHS) Mandarin pinyin files are also available in “black” versions, which only use black to render the material rather than using blue and red for some of it like the regular files.

At the 3lines.org home page, just answer the Witness-testing questions (no commas), click on the bs (Book Study) graphic, and click through to your desired type of file.

Bearing Witness Bk. A4/Letter Size 3-Line Material for Ch. 6 Posted

A4/letter size 3-line material for Chapter 6 of the Bearing Witness book is now available for download from the 3lines.org site. Simplified and Traditional Chinese Mandarin pinyin and Traditional Chinese Cantonese Jyutping, Sidney Lau, and Yale material is available.

Additionally, the Simplified (CHS) Mandarin pinyin files are also available in “black” versions, which only use black to render the material rather than using blue and red for some of it like the regular files.

At the 3lines.org home page, just answer the Witness-testing questions (no commas), click on the bs (Book Study) graphic, and click through to your desired type of file.

Bearing Witness Bk. A4/Letter Size 3-Line Material for Ch. 5 Posted

A4/letter size 3-line material for Chapter 5 of the Bearing Witness book is now available for download from the 3lines.org site. Simplified and Traditional Chinese Mandarin pinyin and Traditional Chinese Cantonese Jyutping, Sidney Lau, and Yale material is available.

Additionally, the Simplified (CHS) Mandarin pinyin files are also available in “black” versions, which only use black to render the material rather than using blue and red for some of it like the regular files.

At the 3lines.org home page, just answer the Witness-testing questions (no commas), click on the bs (Book Study) graphic, and click through to your desired type of file.