1.0Mandarin Expression of the Weekhttps://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotwtiandihttps://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/author/tiandi/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Vay6JhG3S1"><a href="https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2022/09/19/ji%e2%80%90tong%e2%80%90ya%e2%80%90jiang/">jī‐tóng‐yā‐jiǎng</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2022/09/19/ji%e2%80%90tong%e2%80%90ya%e2%80%90jiang/embed/#?secret=Vay6JhG3S1" width="600" height="338" title="“jī‐tóng‐yā‐jiǎng” — Mandarin Expression of the Week" data-secret="Vay6JhG3S1" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> [Yes, this expression comes from Cantonese, but the above Mandarin version does appear in Mandarin dictionaries, so it qualifies as a Mandarin expression!] Recently, while out to dinner with one of the first families to serve in the local Cantonese congregation, along with the circuit overseer serving the local Chinese circuit and his wife, the […]https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/img/2025/Languages_by_First-Language_Speakers-2019.png