MEotW: jiāng‐xīn‐bǐ‐xīn

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• jiāng‐xīn‐bǐ‐xīn

How can we talk about and show empathy in the Mandarin field?

This week’s MEotW in the unofficial Pīnyīn Plus resource “Sing Out Joyfully” Bk. (Pīnyīn+Music, Pīnyīn Plus, Web)

A screenshot from an official video, of Sis. Margarita Königer and others using official Pīnyīn Sing to Jehovah songbooks with musical notation

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MEotW: héchuáng

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• héchuáng

Faced with the cultural and traditional Goliath that is the Chinese characters, how can we imitate David?

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MEotW: Lǎhé

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• Lǎhé

Is a character like “喇” really less ambiguous than a Pīnyīn expression like “lǎ”?

Joshua 2:1 in the Mandarin NWT Study Bible, in the JW Library app

Joshua 2:1 in the PDF for the old printed Pīnyīn NWT Bible

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MEotW: zháole huǒ

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• zháole huǒ

Are homophones really a showstopper when it comes to using Pīnyīn to write Mandarin? How are homographs a similar problem for characters?

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.

If that’s true, then people shouldn’t SPEAK Mandarin either! But many do, and it’s fine. pic.twitter.com/1MK0ERuFjc

— Troubadour WW (@troubadourww) April 8, 2025

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MEotW: Gēlìyà

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• Gēlìyà

In the Mandarin field, how can we imitate David as we face a cultural Goliath?

“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” https://t.co/emXNAng9W2#MEotW pic.twitter.com/xEjlDPAkud

— tiandi, Links News (@TiandiLinksNews) June 9, 2024

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MEotW: shùnxù

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• shùnxù

What distinctive feature of the Learn From the Bible book makes it especially beneficial in the Mandarin field?

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MEotW: jídù

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• jídù

In the Mandarin field, what are some ways in which jealousy could affect us if we allow it to?

In God's organization, our unity is based on God's truth, not on human tradition.

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— tiandi, Links News (@tiandilinksnews.bsky.social) February 2, 2025 at 8:27 AM

Maybe this is connected to why so many Chinese people seem to think,

“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

— Troubadour WW (@troubadourww) April 13, 2024

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MEotW: Dàilìlā

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• Dàilìlā

What kind of spiritual attack do Jehovah’s people, including those in the Mandarin field, need to be on guard against?

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MEotW: chóngwēn

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• chóngwēn

For many Mandarin-speaking people, why is going through the Learn From the Bible book a journey of discovery?

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MEotW: Zhōngyāng Zhǎnglǎo‐Tuán

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• Zhōngyāng Zhǎnglǎo‐Tuán

How is the Mandarin expression meaning “Governing Body” constructed? Is it a problem that one of the words in it is often used in relation to the government of China?

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MEotW: hǎohāo[r]

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• hǎohāo[r]

Are Chinese characters the ultimate clarifiers of meaning in Mandarin? Also, what is the correct way to pronounce Mandarin’s “r” sound?

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MEotW: jiànshi

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• jiànshi

As Mandarin field language learners, why should we focus on Jehovah’s powerful gift of speech, rather than on the human invention of writing? How can we do so?

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MEotW: jítǐ zhǔyì

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• jítǐ zhǔyì

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,

“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

— Troubadour WW (@troubadourww) April 13, 2024

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MEotW: gāo’ào

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• gāo’ào

How did the Pharaoh that Moses and Aaron dealt with prove himself to be a bozo? How have many Chinese scholars acted similarly?

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MEotW: xuè

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• xuè

What are some Mandarin expressions related to blood that are good for Mandarin field language learners to know?

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MEotW: jiéle hūn

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• jiéle hūn

Should we Chinese field language learners view the Learn From the Bible book as being “just stories for children”?

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