The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:
How do we respond to the voodooesque power of the Great Wall of characters?
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The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:
Why is it especially important to talk to people in the Mandarin field about the impressive and moving ways in which Jehovah God uses his power?
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Today’s daily text reminds us that Jehovah’s true worshippers worship with TRUTH. Us Chinese fields language learners need to keep in mind that many people have been led to believe things about the Chinese languages, Chinese characters, etc. that are actually not true. Beware!
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Some untrue things about Chinese languages, characters, etc.:
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“Mandarin, Cantonese, etc. are just dialects.”
(Actually, they are separate languages.)
“Characters are primary.”
(SPEECH is primary.)
“_Pīnyīn_ is just a pronunciation aid.”
(_Pīnyīn_ is a full writing system.)
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Why do so many people believe, and even promote, so many untruths about Chinese languages, characters, etc.? There are several generally bad reasons:
— tiandi, Links News (@TiandiLinksNews) March 17, 2023
* Tradition/inertia/apathy
* Pride
* Valuing political, social, etc. power, prestige, etc. over truth
* Sunk cost fallacy
* …
