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At the time of this writing, jw.org was featuring an article about the youth protests that have recently erupted across Europe. The titles of the English and Mandarin versions of this article are:
Youths Protest in Europe
📖 📄 ➕ Ōuzhōu (Ōu·zhōu {European (abbr. for Ōuluóbā)} · Continent → [(in) Europe (abbr. for Ōuluóbā Zhōu)] 欧洲 歐洲) Duō ((in) Many 多) Guó (Nations 国 國) Xiānqi+ (Xiān·qi {(There) Is Being Raised → [(There) Is Surging]} · {to Be Rising → [Up]} 掀起) Qīngnián (Qīng·nián {Green (in) → [Young (in)]} · Years (Persons) → [Youths] 青年) Kàngyì+ (Kàng·yì Opposing · Remarking → [Protest] 抗议 抗議) Làngcháo (Làng·cháo Wave · Tide 浪潮)
This week’s MEotW “kàngyì (kàng·yì opposing · remarking → [protest] 抗议 抗議) làngcháo (làng·cháo wave · tide 浪潮)” appears in the Mandarin version of the article’s title.
Morpheme Meanings and Related Expressions
The MEotW post on “shìwēi (shì·wēi {showing; indicating; revealing; manifesting; demonstrating [of]} · might; power; strength; force → [putting on a show of force | demonstrating (as a protest); marching; holding a demonstration | demonstration] 示威) kàngyì (kàng·yì resisting; fighting; opposing; defying · {discussing | commenting [on]; remarking [on]} → [protesting | protest (n)] 抗议 抗議)” said the following about “kàngyì (kàng·yì resisting; fighting; opposing; defying · {discussing | commenting [on]; remarking [on]} → [protesting | protest (n)] 抗议 抗議)”:
In “kàngyì (kàng·yì resisting; fighting; opposing; defying · {discussing | commenting [on]; remarking [on]} → [protesting | protest (n)] 抗议 抗議)”, “kàng (resist; fight; oppose; defy 抗)” means “resist; fight; oppose; defy”, and other expressions that use it include “dǐkàng (dǐ·kàng resist; withstand · {resist; fight; combat; defy} 抵抗)”, “duìkàng (duì·kàng facing · resisting 对抗 對抗)”, “fǎnkàng (fǎn·kàng {turn over → [oppose]} · resist 反抗)”, and “kàngjù+ (kàng·jù resist; fight; defy · resist; repel; {ward off} 抗拒)”. The other morpheme “yì (discussing; conferring; {exchanging views}; {talking over}; commenting; remarking [→ [(exchanged) opinion; view]] 议 議)” can mean “discuss” or “comment on”, and it’s also used in “jiànyì+ (jiàn·yì {build; construct → [propose; advocate]} · discussing → [propose; suggest; recommend] | {building; constructing of → [proposing; advocating of]} · discussing → [proposal; suggestion; recommendation] 建议 建議)” and in recent MEotW “zhēngyì (zhēng·yì contending · discussing [→ [dispute; controversy]] 争议 爭議)”.
So, “kàngyì (kàng·yì resisting; fighting; opposing; defying · {discussing | commenting [on]; remarking [on]} → [protesting | protest (n)] 抗议 抗議)” can mean something like “commenting about opposing”, and indeed, a protest is intended to make a statement about opposition to something.
“Làngcháo (Làng·cháo wave · tide 浪潮)” literally means “wave · tide”, and like “wave” and “tide” in English, it can sometimes be used metaphorically to refer to a major social movement. Incidentally, the “làng (wave [→ [stroll; wander; ramble | unrestrained; dissolute; profligate; wasteful; reckless]] 浪)” in “làngcháo (làng·cháo wave · tide 浪潮)” also appears in past MEotW “rèlàng+ (rè·làng heat · wave 热浪 熱浪)” (“heat wave”).
“A Reliable Hope for the Future”
The above-mentioned article on jw.org contains the following paragraph, which we may want to share with Mandarin-speaking people who are concerned about the protests and the issues driving the protesters:
English:
God has promised to bring about real and lasting change. He will accomplish this through his Kingdom, a real government in heaven, with Jesus Christ serving as its King. (Matthew 6:10) Unlike human governments, God’s Kingdom will not simply manage the problems that trouble people today. It will remove the very causes of those problems.
Mandarin:
📖 📄 ➕ Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) chéngnuò+ (chéng·nuò {has borne} · promising → [has promised] 承诺 承諾) tā de ((tā him 他) (de ’s 的) → [his]) Wángguó (Wáng·guó King’s · Nation → [Kingdom] 王国 王國) huì (will 会 會) jiějué (jiě·jué {untie → [solve]} · decide → [solve] 解决 解決) suǒyǒu (suǒ·yǒu {(all) which} · {(there) are having → [(there) are]} → [all] 所有) nántí (nán·tí difficult · topics → [problems] 难题 難題), zhèige (zhèi·ge this · [mw] 这个 這個) Wángguó (Wáng·guó King’s · Nation → [Kingdom] 王国 王國) shì (is 是) yí (one 一) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) tiānshang (tiān·shang heaven · upon 天上) de (’s 的) zhèngfǔ+ (zhèng·fǔ political · {seat of government} → [government] 政府), Jūnwáng (jūn·wáng (its) Monarch · King 君王) shì (is 是) Yēsū (Jesus 耶稣 耶穌) Jīdū (Christ 基督). (Mǎtài Fúyīn ((Mǎtài Matthew’s 马太 馬太) (Fú·yīn Blessings · {Sounds → [News]} 福音) → [The Good News According to Matthew]) 6:10) Gēn (with 跟) rénlèi (rén·lèi human·kind 人类 人類) de (’s 的) zhèngfǔ (zhèng·fǔ political · {seats of government} → [governments] 政府) bù (not 不) yíyàng (yí·yàng {(of) one} · {pattern → [way]} → [the same] 一样 一樣), Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) de (’s 的) Wángguó (Wáng·guó King’s · Nation → [Kingdom] 王国 王國) bú (not 不) shì (is 是) zànshí (zàn·shí (for a) temporary · {(particular) time} → [temporarily] 暂时 暫時) huǎnjiě+ (huǎn·jiě deferring · {untying → [solving]} → [easing] 缓解 緩解) nántí (nán·tí difficult · topics → [problems] 难题 難題), ér ({but (rather)} 而) shì ({(it) is (the case that it)} 是) huì (will 会 會) chèdǐ+ (chè·dǐ {penetrating to} · bottom → [thoroughly] 彻底 徹/澈底) jiějué (jiě·jué {untie → [solve]} · decide → [solve] 解决 解決) xiànjīn+ (xiàn·jīn {appearing → [current]} · now 现今 現今) de (’s 的) shèhuì (shè·huì {god of the land’s → [society’s]} · {gathering’s → [society’s]} → [society’s] 社会 社會) wèntí (wèn·tí asking · problems → [problems] 问题 問題).