{"id":17,"date":"2020-08-26T15:03:13","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T22:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2023-09-13T12:26:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:26:41","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This blog aims to discuss a different Mandarin expression each week. In this, it carries on from the <a href=\"http:\/\/tiandi.info\/blog\/category\/expression-of-the-week\" title=\"Blog - tiandi.info | Expression of the Week category\">Expression of the Week<\/a> feature of the <a href=\"http:\/\/tiandi.info\" title=\"Blog - tiandi.info\">tiandi.info<\/a> blog.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the expressions discussed may be what we Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses call theocratic expressions, which are used in our publications.<\/p>\n<p>The highlighted Mandarin expressions, as well as other <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> expressions that may occur in the accompanying text, are rendered using <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> <a title=\"lffi Introduction and Disclaimer - P\u012bny\u012bn Plus - Enjoy Life Forever! 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Tapping\/clicking on a <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> expression reveals<span class=\"plusinfotransl\"> a \u201cflashcard\u201d next to it showing its <\/span><span class=\"plusinfotransl\"><span class=\"mt\">English meaning<\/span><\/span><span class=\"plusinfotransl\">, Simplified character(s), <\/span><span class=\"plusinfotransl\"><span class=\"trad\">Traditional character(s)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"plusinfotransl\"> (if they\u2019re different), etc.<\/span> Tapping\/clicking on a <span class=\"plusinfotransl\">\u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span> or its <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> expression  hides the <span class=\"plusinfotransl\">\u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>A news feed for this blog is available <a title=\"Mandarin Expression of the Week News Feed\" href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/feed\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 2em\">\n<strong>Short Links:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"tiandi.info - Links\" href=\"http:\/\/tiandi.info\/links\">Links<\/a> &gt; <a title=\"tiandi.info - Vocabulary Lists\" href=\"http:\/\/tiandi.info\/vocab\">Vocabulary Lists<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a title=\"tiandi.info - P\u012bny\u012bn Plus Resources\" href=\"http:\/\/tiandi.info\/pyp\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i> Plus Resources (<strong>tiandi.info\/pyp<\/strong>)<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 2em\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com\/1.0.0\/button.prod.min.js\" data-name=\"bmc-button\" data-slug=\"tiandi\" data-color=\"#F7EBA1\" data-emoji=\"\" data-font=\"Cookie\" data-text=\"Buy me a coffee\" data-outline-color=\"#000000\" data-font-color=\"#000000\" data-coffee-color=\"#ffffff\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>You can also help support this blog and other related volunteer work, and also get yourself a useful tool for typing <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> with tone marks on iOS\/iPadOS devices, by downloading and telling others about my app <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/pinyintypist\/\" title=\"P\u012bny\u012bn Typist&mdash;The quickest, easiest, most natural &amp; fun way to type P\u012bny\u012bn on the iPad, iPhone, &amp; iPod touch\">Pinyin Typist<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/pinyin-typist\/id443069995?itsct=apps_box&#038;itscg=30200\" title=\"P\u012bny\u012bn Typist on the App Store\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"243\" height=\"72\" src=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/img\/Download_on_the_App_Store_Badge_US-UK_135x40.svg\" alt=\"App Store Badge\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This blog aims to discuss a different Mandarin expression each week. In this, it carries on from the Expression of the Week feature of the tiandi.info blog. Some of the expressions discussed may be what we Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses call theocratic expressions, which are used in our publications. 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