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È’ěr‐Nínuò

 

 

È’ěr+ (El 厄尔 厄爾)‐Nínuò+ (Niño 尼诺 尼諾) 👈🏼 Tap/click to show/hide the “flashcard”

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At the time of this writing, jw.org was featuring the article with the following title:

English:

Experts Warn of Super El Niño

Mandarin:

📖 📄 ➕ Chāojí (Chāo·jí {Jumping/Leaping Over → [Surpassing]} · Level → [Super] 超级 超級) È’ěr (El 厄尔 厄爾)‐Nínuò (Niño 尼诺 尼諾) Láixí+ (Lái·xí {Is Coming} · {to Attack} → [(of a Storm/Etc.) Is Striking] 来袭 來襲)! Zhuānjiā (Zhuān·jiā Specialized · -ists → [Experts] 专家 專家) Fāchū (Fā·chū Issue · Out 发出 發出) Jǐnggào (Jǐng·gào Warning · Declaring → [Warning] 警告)!

As can be seen above, the Mandarin expression corresponding to the originally Spanish expression “El Niño” is this week’s MEotW, “È’ěr (El 厄尔 厄爾)‐Nínuò (Niño 尼诺 尼諾)”. Obviously, the Mandarin syllables in this expression were chosen because of how much they sound like “El Niño”, not because of the meanings of the supposedly ideographic Chinese characters used to write them out (“Strategic Place/Adversity” “You” “Buddhist Nun” “Promise”??? 🤷🏻).

As the MEotW post about “Hāmǐjíduōdùn (Armageddon 哈米吉多顿 哈米吉多頓)” says:

This emphasizes to us that when it comes to human language, SPEECH is primary—SOUNDS are the primary medium for transmitting meaning, and a writing system that transmits meaning purely with its visual symbols, without any dependency on speech sounds, is not a thing. However, this erroneous concept is so prevalent that there’s a name for it: The Ideographic Myth.

Check out the rest of that MEotW post for a more in-depth discussion about the Ideographic Myth and the linguistic idolatry that it can lead to.

Talking About El Niño in Mandarin

Getting back to El Niño, here are some English and Mandarin excerpts from the above-mentioned article, that we may want to adapt for use in the Mandarin territory:

English:

El Niño is a natural weather phenomenon that occurs every few years. It is caused by unusually warm Pacific Ocean waters, which disrupt weather conditions worldwide.

Mandarin:

📖 📄 ➕ È’ěr ((the) El 厄尔 厄爾)‐Nínuò (Niño 尼诺 尼諾) xiànxiàng+ (xiàn·xiàng appearing · appearance → [phenomenon] 现象 現象) (Shèngyīng (Shèng·yīng Holy · Infant → [the El Niño] 圣婴 聖嬰) xiànxiàng (xiàn·xiàng appearing · appearance → [phenomenon] 现象 現象)) shì (is 是) yì (one 一) zhǒng ({type of} 种 種/种) měi (every 每) jǐ (few 几 幾) nián (years 年 年/秊) jiù (then 就) huì (will 会 會) fāshēng (fā·shēng {issue forth} · {come to life} → [happen] 发生 發生) de (’s 的) zìrán (zì·rán naturally · so → [natural] 自然) qìhòu+ (qì·hòu {air → [weather]} · conditions → [climate] 气候 氣候) xiànxiàng (xiàn·xiàng appearing · appearance → [phenomenon] 现象 現象). Tā (it 它) shì (is 是) yóuyú (yóu·yú {because of} · by 由于 由於) Tàipíng (Tài·píng Supremely · {Flat, Level, Even → [Peaceful]} → [Pacific] 太平) Yáng (Ocean 洋) hǎishuǐ (hǎi·shuǐ sea·waters 海水) yìcháng+ (yì·cháng {differently from} · normally → [unusually] 异常 異常) shēngwēn (shēng·wēn {rising in} · {being warm → [temperature]} 升温 升溫) zàochéng (zào·chéng made · {to come to be} 造成) de ({’s (phenomenon)} 的), huì ((it) will 会 會) yǐngxiǎng (yǐng·xiǎng reflection · sound → [affect] 影响 影響) quánqiú (quán·qiú entire · globe 全球) de (’s 的) qìhòu (qì·hòu {air → [weather]} · conditions → [climate] 气候 氣候).

English:

El Niño events in the past have led to intense storms, flooding, severe droughts, and wildfires that result from abnormally dry conditions.

Mandarin:

📖 📄 ➕ È’ěr ((the) El 厄尔 厄爾)‐Nínuò (Niño 尼诺 尼諾) xiànxiàng (xiàn·xiàng appearing · appearance → [phenomenon] 现象 現象) zài (in 在) guòqù (guò·qù past · gone (times) 过去 過去) céng (has 曾) dǎozhì (dǎo·zhì lead · {to extending to} 导致 導致) qìhòu (qì·hòu {air → [weather]} · conditions → [the climate] 气候 氣候) yìcháng (yì·cháng {being different from} · normal 异常 異常), yǐnfā (yǐn·fā {drawing (out)} · {to send out} → [leading to] 引发 引發) xǔduō (xǔ·duō numbers · many 许多 許多) tiānzāi+ (tiān·zāi {(from) heaven → [natural]} · disasters 天灾 天災), bǐrú (bǐ·rú {compared to} · {for example} 比如) mǒuxiē (mǒu·xiē some · {indefinite number of} → [some] 某些) dìfang (dì·fang {(sections of) earth → [places]} · {directions → [places]} → [places] 地方) yìcháng (yì·cháng {differently from} · normally → [abnormally] 异常 異常) gānhàn+ (gān·hàn {being dry} · {(having) drought} 干旱 乾旱), jiéguǒ (jié·guǒ {tied (into a knot) → [formed]} · fruit → [as a result] 结果 結果) fāshēng (fā·shēng {having issue forth} · {having come to life} → [having happen] 发生 發生) sēnlín (sēn·lín {multitudinous → [full of trees]} · forest → [forest] 森林) dàhuǒ (dà·huǒ big · fires → [wildfires] 大火) hé ({(together) with} → [and] 和 和/龢) yánzhòng (yán·zhòng {tight → [severe]} · {heavy → [serious]} → [severe] 严重 嚴重) hànzāi+ (hàn·zāi drought · disasters → [droughts] 旱灾 旱災); zài (in 在) lìng (other 另) yìxiē (yì·xiē one · {indefinite number of} → [some] 一些) dìfang (dì·fang {(sections of) earth → [places]} · {directions → [places]} → [places] 地方) zé ((it) {in contrast} 则 則) yǐnfā (yǐn·fā {has drawn (out)} · {to send out} → [has lead to] 引发 引發) qiángliè (qiáng·liè powerful · intense 强烈 強烈) fēngbào (fēng·bào wind · {(times) being violent} → [storms] 风暴 風暴) hé ({(together) with} → [and] 和 和/龢) hóngzāi+ (hóng·zāi flood · disasters → [floods] 洪灾 洪災).

English:

The Bible promises that God, by means of his Kingdom, will soon take full control of all aspects of the weather, keeping it in perfect balance.

Mandarin:

📖 📄 ➕ Shèngjīng (Shèng·jīng (the) Holy · Scriptures → [the Bible] 圣经 聖經) bǎozhèng+ (bǎo·zhèng guarantees · testifies 保证 保證) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) hěn (very 很) kuài (quickly → [soon] 快) huì (will 会 會) cǎiqǔ (cǎi·qǔ pick · take → [take] 采取 採取) xíngdòng (xíng·dòng {walking → [doing]} · moving → [action] 行动 行動), zhǎngkòng+ (zhǎng·kòng {(have in) palm → [control]} · control 掌控) qìhòu (qì·hòu {air → [weather]} · conditions → [the climate] 气候 氣候). Dàoshí (Dào·shí {having arrived at} · {the time} 到时 到時), zài (at 在) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor’s → [God’s]} → [God’s] 上帝) Wángguó (Wáng·guó King’s · Nation → [Kingdom] 王国 王國) de (’s 的) tǒngzhì+ (tǒng·zhì {gathering together → [commanding]} · ruling → [rule] 统治 統治) xià (under 下), rénlèi (rén·lèi human·kind 人类 人類) búhuì (bú·huì not · will → [will not] 不会 不會) zài (anymore 再) dānxīn (dān·xīn {carry on a shoulder pole → [bear (a heavy)]} · heart (that) → [worry that] 担/耽心 擔/耽心) yǒu ({(there) are having} → [(there) are] 有) tiānzāi (tiān·zāi {(from) heaven → [natural]} · disasters 天灾 天災) fāshēng (fā·shēng {issuing forth} · {coming to life} → [happening] 发生 發生), nénggòu (néng·gòu {will be able} · enough 能够 能夠) zài (at 在) qìhòu (qì·hòu {air → [weather]} · conditions → [the climate] 气候 氣候) yírén+ (yí·rén {makes to be pleased} · people → [(of weather/scenery/etc.) is pleasing] 怡人) de (’s 的) huánjìng (huán·jìng surrounding · {(set of) boundaries → [(bounded) place] → [situation]} → [situation] 环境 環境) xià (under 下) shēnghuó ({to live} 生活).

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jìnghuà

 

 

jìnghuà+ (jìng·huà {to be clean/pure} · transform → [cleanse; purify; purge] 净化 凈/淨化) 👈🏼 Tap/click to show/hide the “flashcard”

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We in the Mandarin field should keep in mind that many Mandarin-speaking people were taught to believe in evolution, and thus tend to not believe in God. The Shēngmìng Láizì Chuàngzào Ma? ((Shēngmìng Life 生命) (Lái·zì Came · From 来自 來自) (Chuàng·zào Initiating · {Making, Creating} → [Creating] 创造 創造) (Ma [? ptcl for “yes/no” questions] 吗 嗎)? → [Was Life Created? (lc)]) (Was Life Created? (lc)) brochure and the Shēngmìng de Qǐyuán—Zhíde Sīkǎo de Wǔ Ge Wèntí ((Shēngmìng Life 生命) (de ’s 的) (Qǐ·yuán {Rising → [Starting]} · Source → [Origin] 起源/原)—(Zhí·de Worth · Getting → [Worth] 值得) (Sī·kǎo {Thinking About} · Examining 思考) (de ’s 的) (Wǔ Five 五) (Ge [mw] 个 個/个) (Wèn·tí Asking · Subjects → [Questions] 问题 問題) → [The Origin of Life—Five Questions Worth Asking (lf)]) (The Origin of Life—Five Questions Worth Asking (lf)) brochure were originally published back in 2010, but they are still considered current publications, and relatively recently, the English version of the Was Life Created? brochure was updated to the December 2022 Printing, and the Mandarin version of it was updated to the February 2023 Printing. So, it would be good for us to consider some of the expressions used in the Mandarin versions of the Was Life Created? and Origin of Life brochures, which can be so helpful when discussing the fundamentally important question of whether life was created.

Cleansing Cycles

This week’s MEotW, which appears in the section of the Mandarin Was Life Created? brochure entitled “Shēngjī+ (Shēng·jī Life · {Mechanism → [Being Organic]} → [Life] 生机 生機)‐Bóbó (Bó·bó Flourishing · Flourishing 勃勃) de (’s 的) Dìqiú (Dì·qiú Earth · Globe → [Earth] 地球)” (“The Living Planet”), is “jìnghuà (jìng·huà {to be clean/pure} · transform → [cleanse; purify; purge] 净化 凈/淨化)”:

English:

Natural cycles that replenish and cleanse the planet’s air and water supply

Mandarin (WOL; Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音)+ 🔗):

📖 📄 ➕ Zìrán (Zì·rán naturally · so → [natural] 自然) xúnhuán+ (xún·huán following · {ring → [circle]} → [cycling] 循环 循環) xìtǒng (xì·tǒng {tied (things) → [systems]} · {gathered together (things) → [interconnected systems]} → [systems] 系统 系統)—jì (both 既) néng (able 能) bǔjǐ+ (bǔ·jǐ {to mend → [to restore]} · {to supply} → [to replenish] 补给 補給) yòu (also 又) néng (able 能) jìnghuà (jìng·huà {to be clean} · {to transform} → [to cleanse] 净化 凈/淨化) dìqiú (dì·qiú earth · globe → [earth] 地球) de (’s 的) kōngqì (kōng·qì {(that which) is empty → [air]} · air → [air] 空气 空氣) hé ({(together) with} → [and] 和 和/龢) shuǐyuán (shuǐ·yuán water · sources 水源)

As can be seen from the above quotes, the Mandarin Was Life Created? brochure uses “jìnghuà (jìng·huà {to be clean/pure} · transform → [cleanse; purify; purge] 净化 凈/淨化)” to correspond with “cleanse”. Looking into the morphemic construction of “jìnghuà (jìng·huà {to be clean/pure} · transform → [cleanse; purify; purge] 净化 凈/淨化)”, we see that the first morpheme “jìng ({[is] clean/pure} [→ [completely; to be finished; with nothing left | only; merely; nothing but | net (income/etc.)]] | {cleanse; make clean} 净 凈/淨)” in this context means “to be clean”. The second morpheme “huà (change; transform; convert [→ [melt; dissolve; thaw | abbr. for huàxué (chemistry)]] 化)” means “to transform”. After taking into consideration Yoda Mandarin word order, we get an expression that literally means “to transform to be clean”, and that effectively means “to cleanse”.

Here are some other expressions that use “huà (change; transform; convert [→ [melt; dissolve; thaw | abbr. for huàxué (chemistry)]] 化)”:

  • èhuà (è·huà {to be bad/evil/wicked} · transform → [worsen; deteriorate | grow corrupt] 恶化 惡化)
  • qiánghuà (qiáng·huà {to be strong} · transform → [strengthen] 强化 強化)
  • wénhuà (wén·huà {(with) writing} · transformed (system) → [culture] | {(with) writing} · transformed → [cultural] 文化)
  • huàxué (huà·xué {transforming → [chemistry]} · studying → [chemistry | chemical] 化学 化學)

Continuously Cleaned Water and Air

The Was Life Created? brochure points out that the earth’s water cycle and its carbon and oxygen cycles constantly supply clean water and air for the earth’s inhabitants:

English:

The water cycle distributes fresh, clean water around the planet.

Mandarin (WOL; Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音)+ 🔗):

📖 📄 ➕ Shuǐ ((the) water 水) xúnhuán (xún·huán {following of} · {ring → [circle]} → [cycle] 循环 循環) ràng (makes 让 讓) dìqiú (dì·qiú earth · globe’s → [the earth’s] 地球) gèchù (gè·chù every · {place → [part]} 各处 各處/䖏/処) dōu ({every one} 都) yǒu (have 有) jiéjìng (clean 洁净 潔凈/淨) de (’s 的) dànshuǐ+ (dàn·shuǐ {thin → [tasteless]} · water → [fresh water] 淡水) gōngyìng (gōng·yìng {being supplied} · {responding (to needs/requests)} → [being supplied] 供应 供應).

English:

All this production of vegetation and breathable air happens cleanly, efficiently, and quietly.

Mandarin (WOL; Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音)+ 🔗):

📖 📄 ➕ Zhèyàng (Zhè·yàng this · {form → [way]} 这样 這樣), zhíwù+ (zhí·wù planted · things → [plants] 植物) déyǐ (dé·yǐ get · {so as to} 得以) shēngzhǎng (shēng·zhǎng {be given life to → [grow]} · grow → [grow] 生长 生長), kōngqì (kōng·qì {(that which) is empty → [air]} · air → [the air] 空气 空氣) yě (also 也) déyǐ (dé·yǐ gets · {so as to} 得以) jìnghuà (jìng·huà {to be clean} · {be transformed} → [be cleansed] 净化 凈/淨化), ér (and 而) guòchéng (guò·chéng {to be passed through} · {journey → [procedure]} → [the process] 过程 過程) shì (is 是) nàme (nà·me that · [suf] → [so] 那么/末 那麼/末) qīngjié (clean 清洁 清潔), gāoxiào+ (gāo·xiào {of high} · {effect → [efficiency]} 高效), ānjìng (quiet 安静 安靜).

In stark contrast to these elegant, clean, and efficient natural cycles, many human systems pollute the air and water of our planet. This is powerful evidence that the earth’s natural cycles like the water cycle and the carbon and oxygen cycles are products, not of subhuman blind chance and evolution, but of a Creator who is far more intelligent, farsighted, and capable than us small-minded, imperfect humans.

For convenience:

The direct link for the current-generation Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音)+ resource for the Was Life Created? brochure is:

The short link for Chinese field language-learning links for the Was Life Created? brochure is:

More Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音)+ web material based on the Mandarin Was Life Created? brochure will be made available in the Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音)+ web resource as time allows.

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Lísú‐rén

 

 

Lísú‐rén+ ((Lí·sú {Apart from} · {Vulgar → [Secular] (World)} 离俗 離俗)‐(rén people | person[s] | man/men 人) → [Nazʹi·rite[s]]) 👈🏼 Tap/click to show/hide the “flashcard”

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A few years back, I wrote up a brief web page listing reasons for producing Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音), etc. material for the Imitate (ia) book. Some, especially some who grew up in the West, may have felt that this book is made up of “just stories”, and ones that they were already quite familiar with, at that. However, we must remember that Chinese Bible students may often have a different perspective regarding the Bible accounts that are made to come to life in the Imitate book. As that web page said:

  • Many Chinese people in the world have not been exposed to Bible accounts the way many Westerners have.
  • Also, I have heard that some, perhaps many, Chinese Bible students tend to approach their Bible studies like intellectual exercises for accumulating chōuxiàng (abstract) head knowledge as if for a school exam, rather than as training for their hearts for their own real lives.

Later, the web page touches on how some of the real-world benefits of good storytelling like that found in the Imitate book involve empathy:

  • …
    • The actress Natalie Portman once said, “I love acting. I think it’s the most amazing thing to be able to do. Your job is practicing empathy. You walk down the street imagining every person’s life.”
  • The Imitate book helps build Bible students’ empathy towards Bible characters, which in turn helps Bible students realize that others would feel empathy towards them as well if they imitated these Bible characters—not everyone will just think they’re crazy, like many worldly friends or family members might think.

While even fictional stories can have the benefits described in the links and the quote above, true stories from the Bible can have even greater benefits, including spiritual ones.

Besides the Imitate book, another book from Jehovah’s organization that relates Bible accounts is the Learn From the Bible (lfb) book. The letter from the Governing Body in this book says that, similarly to the Imitate book, the Learn From the Bible book also “brings the Bible accounts to life and captures the feelings of those depicted”, while, unlike the Imitate book, it “tells the story of the human family from creation onward”. While the Learn From the Bible book is especially suitable for children, the letter from the Governing Body in this book says that “it can also be used to help adults who desire to learn more about the Bible”. So, it would be good to consider on this blog some of the expressions used in the Mandarin Learn From the Bible book.

Apart from the Vulgar World

This week’s MEotW, “Lísú‐rén ((Lí·sú {Apart from} · {Vulgar → [Secular] (World)} 离俗 離俗)‐(rén people | person[s] | man/men 人) → [Nazʹi·rite[s]])”, appears in the first paragraph of Lesson 38 of the Mandarin Learn From the Bible book, which is entitled “Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) Shǐ (Made 使) Cānsūn (Samson 参孙 參孫) Lì (Strength 力) Dà ({to Be Big} → [to Be Great] 大) Wúqióng+ (Wú·qióng {Not to Have} · {Being Impoverished} → [to Be Boundless] 无穷 無窮)” (“Jehovah Made Samson Strong”):

English:

He will be a Nazirite.’ Do you know who the Nazirites were? They were special servants of Jehovah.

Mandarin (WOL, Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音) + 🔗):

📖 📄 ➕ Tā (he 他) yào (will 要) zuò (be 做) Lísú‐rén+ ((Lí·sú {Apart from} · {Vulgar → [Secular] (World)} 离俗 離俗)‐(rén person 人) → [Nazʹi·rite]).” Nǐ (you 你) zhīdào (zhī·dào {do know} · {(the) way (of)} → [do know] 知道) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼) shì (were 是) Lísú‐rén ((Lí·sú {Apart from} · {Vulgar → [Secular] (World)} 离俗 離俗)‐(rén people 人) → [Nazʹi·rites]) ma ([? ptcl for “yes/no” questions] 吗 嗎)? Lísú‐rén ((Lí·sú {Apart from} · {Vulgar → [Secular] (World)} 离俗 離俗)‐(rén people 人) → [Nazʹi·rites]) shì (were 是) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) de (’s 的) tèbié púrén,

The Mandarin Learn From the Bible book here uses “Lísú‐rén ((Lí·sú {Apart from} · {Vulgar → [Secular] (World)} 离俗 離俗)‐(rén people | person[s] | man/men 人) → [Nazʹi·rite[s]])” to correspond with the English expression “Nazirite”. The Glossary in the Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY contains the following entry for this expression:

A word taken from the Hebrew for “One Singled Out,” “Dedicated One,” “Separated One.” There were two classes of Nazirites: those who volunteered and those who were appointed as such by God. A man or a woman could take a special vow to Jehovah to live as a Nazirite for a period of time. Those voluntarily taking the vow had three principal restrictions: they were to drink no alcohol nor eat any product of the grapevine, they were not to cut their hair, and they were not to touch a dead body. Those appointed by God as Nazirites remained such for life, and Jehovah specified the requirements for them.—Nu 6:2-7; Jg 13:5.

The morphemes in “Lísú‐rén ((Lí·sú {Apart from} · {Vulgar → [Secular] (World)} 离俗 離俗)‐(rén people | person[s] | man/men 人) → [Nazʹi·rite[s]])” mean “Apart from” “Vulgar (Secular) (World)” “person”. (Another expression that uses that noteworthy middle morpheme is past MEotW “shìsú+ (shì·sú {generation’s → [world’s]} · customs | {(of the) generation → [world]} · {vulgar → [secular]} | {generation → [world]} · {vulgar → [secular] (world)} 世俗)”.) Comparing those meanings with the above description of “Nazirite”, we can see that “Lísú‐rén ((Lí·sú {Apart from} · {Vulgar → [Secular] (World)} 离俗 離俗)‐(rén people | person[s] | man/men 人) → [Nazʹi·rite[s]])” is one of the rare Bible names that is translated into Mandarin based on its meaning, rather than based on its sound. (In fact, it’s the only one that I can think of at this time that is translated that way.) Interestingly, the footnote for Numbers 6:2 in the Mandarin NWT Study Bible tells us that “Lísú‐rén ((Lí·sú {Apart from} · {Vulgar → [Secular] (World)} 离俗 離俗)‐(rén people | person[s] | man/men 人) → [Nazʹi·rite[s]])” can also be translated based on its sound, as “Náxì’ěr‐rén ((Náxì’ěr Na·zirʹ 拿细耳 拿細耳)‐(rén people | person[s] | man/men 人) → [Nazʹi·rite[s] (Nu. 6:2 ftn.: alternate translation, now usually “Lísú‐rén”)])”:

Screenshot of “Náxì’ěr‐rén” in Num. 6:2 (nwtsty, CHS+_Pīnyīn_ WOL)

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This is, as the English saying goes, an exception that proves the rule—generally, Mandarin versions of names that originated in other languages are designed based on the sound of the original language name, in accord with the basic linguistic principle that when it comes to human languages, speech is primary, not writing, regardless of how those who repeat the Ideographic Myth erroneously claim that Chinese characters are awesome because they supposedly represent meaning visually without relying on speech sounds.

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