1.0Mandarin Expression of the Weekhttps://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotwtiandihttps://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/author/tiandi/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="gdKOzkn71D"><a href="https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2024/04/14/yueyu/">Yuèyǔ</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2024/04/14/yueyu/embed/#?secret=gdKOzkn71D" width="600" height="338" title="“Yuèyǔ” — Mandarin Expression of the Week" data-secret="gdKOzkn71D" 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> This week’s MEotW, is a term that over the years one may occasionally have come across in the Chinese fields. For example, it used to be used on publication download pages on jw.org, where it has been replaced by a term that is more familiar to many: (“Cantonese”). The Language(s) Regarding the Wikipedia article on […]https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/img/screenshots/Chinese_Varieties_on_jw.org_2024-04-14_60.jpg