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yuánzé

 

 

yuánzé+ (yuán·zé original · rule → [principle] 原则 原則) 👈🏼 Tap/click to show/hide the “flashcard”

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One of the publications that is now recommended to be used on Bible studies is the Yǒngyuǎn Xiǎngshòu Měihǎo de Shēngmìng—Hùdòng‐Shì Shèngjīng Kèchéng ((Yǒng·yuǎn Eternally · {Far (in Time)} 永远 永遠) (Xiǎng·shòu Enjoy · Receive 享受) (Měi·hǎo Beautiful · Good 美好) (de ’s 的) (Shēngmìng Life 生命)—(Hù·dòng {Each Other} · Moving → [Interactive] 互动 互動)‐(Shì (Type 式) (Shèng·jīng Holy · Scriptures → [Bible] 圣经 聖經) (Kè·chéng Lessons · Procedure → [Course] 课程 課程) → [Enjoy Life Forever!—An Interactive Bible Course (lff)]) (Enjoy Life Forever! (lff)) book. This week’s MEotW, “yuánzé (yuán·zé original · rule → [principle] 原则 原則)”, appears in lesson 16, point 5 of this book:

English:

In addition to preaching the good news about God’s Kingdom, Jesus taught practical lessons.

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

📖 📄 ➕ Chúle (Chú·le {eliminating → [besides]} · {to completion} 除了) xuānyáng (xuān·yáng declaring · {raising → [making known]} 宣扬 宣揚) 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) hǎo (good 好) xiāoxi (xiāo·xi disappearing · news → [news] 消息), Yēsū (Jesus 耶稣 耶穌) hái (also 还 還) jiàodǎo (jiào·dǎo taught · instructed 教导 教導) mínzhòng (mín·zhòng {the people} · {the multitude} 民众 民眾) wéirén+ (wéi·rén {acting as} · person → [conducting of oneself] 为人 為人)‐chǔshì (chǔ·shì {dealing with} · {generation → [world]} 处世 處世) de (’s 的) yuánzé (yuán·zé original · rules → [principles] 原则 原則).

Morphemic Breakdown

The first morpheme in this week’s MEotW, “yuán (origin; source; start | primary; original [→ [unprocessed; raw; crude | primitve; initial; basic]] | originally 原)”, means “origin; source; start”, or “primary; original”. Other expressions in which this morpheme appears include “qǐyuán (qǐ·yuán {rising → [starting]} · source → [origin] 起源/原)”, “yuánshǐ+ (yuán·shǐ original · beginning; starting [→ [primitive; primeval; primordial; proto-]] 原⧸元始)”, “yuányīn (yuán·yīn origin · cause; reason 原因)”, and “yuánzǐ+ (yuán·zǐ original · {small and hard thing} → [atom | atomic] 原子)”.

The other morpheme “zé (rule; regulation | standard; norm; criterion | then; {in that case} | {indeed (indicating concession)}; {in contrast/comparison} | [mw for written items] 则 則)” means “rule; regulation” in this context, with “standard; norm; criterion” being a related meaning. Other Mandarin expressions that make use of it include “fǎzé (fǎ·zé law · rule; regulation; principle [→ [formula | standard method | binding agreement]] 法则 法則)”, “fǒuzé+ (fǒu·zé (if) not · {(according with) rule/regulation/standard/criterion} → [otherwise; if not; or else] 否则 否則)”, “zhǔnzé (zhǔn·zé standards · rules [→ [norms; standards; criteria]] 准则 準則)”, and “yǐ (use 以)‐shēn (body → [self] 身)‐zuò ({to be} 作)‐zé+ (standard → [example] 则 則)”.

So, the constituent morphemes in “yuánzé (yuán·zé original · rule → [principle] 原则 原則)” literally mean “original rule”, and taken together, they are used to effectively mean “principle”.

Original Rules, First Principles

Showing that “original rules” is a good way to describe what principles are, the April 15, 2002 issue of The Watchtower says:

Principles are living, essential truths, and wise Christians learn to love them. …How do principles differ from laws? Principles provide the basis for laws. Rules, which tend to be specific, may be for some particular time or situation, but principles are timeless. …Divine principles do not become outdated or pass away.

Related to this, Wikipedia provides this summary about “first principles thinking”:

“First principles thinking” consists of decomposing things down to the fundamental axioms [Wordnik entry] in the given arena, before reasoning up by asking which ones are relevant to the question at hand, then cross-referencing conclusions based on chosen axioms and making sure conclusions do not violate any fundamental laws.

Following principles is harder than, but also better than, just following the literal letter of the law, or the rigid traditions handed down from dead imperfect humans, or the canned procedures that may or may not be appropriate for ever-changing and ever-developing situations, or the broad, easy-to-follow road that “everyone else” is on, but that is leading off into destruction.—Matthew 7:13, 14.

Why is following principles harder than following these other things? As Romans 12:1, 2 shows, understanding and following right principles requires us to use our “power of reason”, to even ‘make our minds over’, so that we may prove to ourselves and get to be in harmony with “the good and acceptable and perfect will of God”. When we succeed at being in harmony with God’s will, though, we experience many matchless blessings and benefits, because “who is like Jehovah our God”?—Psalm 113:5.

A Principle for Language Learning

In the Mandarin language field, “speech is primary, writing is secondary” is an important principle of linguistics (language science) that we need to follow. This has been corroborated by the Source, the Origin, of language itself, Jehovah God, in his Word:

For if the trumpet sounds an indistinct call, who will get ready for battle? In the same way, unless you with the tongue use speech that is easily understood, how will anyone know what is being said? You will, in fact, be speaking into the air. It may be that there are many kinds of speech in the world, and yet no kind is without meaning. For if I do not understand the sense of the speech, I will be a foreigner to the one speaking, and the one speaking will be a foreigner to me.
—1 Corinthians 14:8–11

Yes, in the Mandarin language field, we need to as a matter of principle focus first on understandable Mandarin speech, the original form of the Mandarin language, not on the Chinese characters mandated by mere human tradition.

For convenience:

The direct link for the Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音) Plus / Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音)+ resource for the Enjoy Life Forever! book is:

The short link for Chinese field language-learning links for the Enjoy Life Forever! book is:

More Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音)+ web material based on the Mandarin Enjoy Life Forever! book will be made available in the Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音) Plus / Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音)+ web resource as time allows.

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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.