{"id":1597,"date":"2021-10-04T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=1597"},"modified":"2022-05-16T08:22:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T15:22:34","slug":"ziyang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2021\/10\/04\/ziyang\/","title":{"rendered":"z\u012by\u01ceng"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">z\u012by\u01ceng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(z\u012b\u00b7y\u01ceng\n<span class=\"lit\">grow \u00b7 support \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[nourish]<\/span>\n\u6ecb\u517b\n<span class=\"trad\">\u6ecb\u990a<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"color: hsl(100, 85%, 40%);\"> \u2190 Tap\/click to show\/hide the \u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2021\/09\/27\/xinling\/\" title=\"x\u012bnl\u00edng - Mandarin Expression of the Week\">last week\u2019s MEotW<\/a> being \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>x\u012bnl\u00edng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(x\u012bn\u00b7l\u00edng\n<span class=\"mt\">heart \u00b7 spirit [\u2192 [spiritual]]<\/span>\n\u5fc3\u7075\n<span class=\"trad\">\u5fc3\u9748<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d, which the organization is now using as a more understandable translation for \u201cspiritual\u201d compared to \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>sh\u01d4l\u00edng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(sh\u01d4\u00b7l\u00edng\n<span class=\"lit\">{(in the) category (of)} \u00b7 spirit \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[spiritual (<i>nwtsty<\/i>-CHS Appx. A2 notes change from \u201c<i>sh\u01d4l\u00edng<\/i>\u201d to \u201c<i>x\u012bnl\u00edng<\/i>\u201d, etc.)]<\/span>\n\u5c5e\u7075\n<span class=\"trad\">\u5c6c\u9748<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d, one may wonder how the organization now chooses to translate \u201cspiritual food\u201d, which before was translated as \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>sh\u01d4l\u00edng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(sh\u01d4\u00b7l\u00edng\n<span class=\"lit\">{(in the) category (of)} \u00b7 spirit \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[spiritual (<i>nwtsty<\/i>-CHS Appx. A2 notes change from \u201c<i>sh\u01d4l\u00edng<\/i>\u201d to \u201c<i>x\u012bnl\u00edng<\/i>\u201d, etc.)]<\/span>\n\u5c5e\u7075\n<span class=\"trad\">\u5c6c\u9748<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>sh\u00edw\u00f9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(sh\u00ed\u00b7w\u00f9\n<span class=\"lit\">eating \u00b7 matter \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[food]<\/span>\n\u98df\u7269)<\/span>\u201d or \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>l\u00edngli\u00e1ng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(l\u00edng\u00b7li\u00e1ng\n<span class=\"lit\">spirit \u00b7 {grain \u2192 [food]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[spiritual food (old translation, no longer used in <i>nwt<\/i>-CHS)]<\/span>\n\u7075\u7cae\n<span class=\"trad\">\u9748\u7ce7<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A bit of digging reveals that the organization now seems to mainly translate \u201cspiritual food\u201d as \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>z\u012by\u01ceng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(z\u012b\u00b7y\u01ceng\n<span class=\"lit\">grows \u00b7 supports \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[nourishes]<\/span>\n\u6ecb\u517b\n<span class=\"trad\">\u6ecb\u990a<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>x\u00ecnx\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(x\u00ecn\u00b7x\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">believing \u00b7 heart \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[faith]<\/span>\n\u4fe1\u5fc3)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>de<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">\u2019s<\/span>\n\u7684)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>sh\u00edw\u00f9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(sh\u00ed\u00b7w\u00f9\n<span class=\"lit\">eating \u00b7 matter \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[food]<\/span>\n\u98df\u7269)<\/span>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>For example, that is how \u201cspiritual food\u201d is translated in Lesson 54 of the <i>Enjoy Life Forever!<\/i> book, which is now the main publication officially recommended for use on Bible studies. We can see this when we compare the <a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/d\/r1\/lp-e\/1102021254\" title=\"The Role of \u201cthe Faithful and Discreet Slave\u201d \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">English<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/cmn-Hans\/wol\/d\/r23\/lp-chs-rb\/1102021254\" title=\" \u201c\u5fe0\u4fe1\u777f\u667a\u7684\u5974\u96b6\u201d\u6709\u4ec0\u4e48\u804c\u8d23\uff1f \u2014 \u5b88\u671b\u53f0\u7ebf\u4e0a\u4e66\u5e93\">Mandarin<\/a> versions of this Lesson:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/img\/spiritual_food-lff_54-WOL-Eng-CHS-Py-1200-O-60.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cspiritual food\u201d in _Enjoy Life Forever!_ bk. Lesson 54 (WOL Eng and CHS+Pinyin)\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p>The translation \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>z\u012by\u01ceng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(z\u012b\u00b7y\u01ceng\n<span class=\"lit\">grows \u00b7 supports \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[nourishes]<\/span>\n\u6ecb\u517b\n<span class=\"trad\">\u6ecb\u990a<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>x\u00ecnx\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(x\u00ecn\u00b7x\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">believing \u00b7 heart \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[faith]<\/span>\n\u4fe1\u5fc3)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>de<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">\u2019s<\/span>\n\u7684)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>sh\u00edw\u00f9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(sh\u00ed\u00b7w\u00f9\n<span class=\"lit\">eating \u00b7 matter \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[food]<\/span>\n\u98df\u7269)<\/span>\u201d is also used in these recent issues of <i>The Watchtower<\/i>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/dsync\/r1\/lp-e\/r23\/lp-chs-rb\/2021327#h=7\" title=\" \u8bfb\u8005\u6765\u51fd \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">March 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/dsync\/r1\/lp-e\/r23\/lp-chs-rb\/2021282#h=64\" title=\" \u6df1\u5165\u4e86\u89e3\u4f1a\u4f17\u91cc\u7684\u9886\u5bfc\u5b89\u6392 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">February 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(The Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\u2019s Synchronization feature can be used to quickly change the language of the currently loaded material, or you may want to open two separate browser windows to see the same material in two different languages side by side.)<\/p>\n<h4>Alternately\u2026<\/h4>\n<p>Interestingly, \u201cspiritual food\u201d is sometimes now translated in other ways as well. For example, \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>m\u01cenz\u00fa<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(m\u01cen\u00b7z\u00fa\n<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">fills \u00b7 {to be sufficient} \u2192<\/span> [satisfies]<\/span>\n\u6ee1\u8db3\n<span class=\"trad\">\u6eff\u8db3<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>x\u012bnl\u00edng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(x\u012bn\u00b7l\u00edng\n<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">heart \u00b7 spirit \u2192<\/span> [spiritual]<\/span>\n\u5fc3\u7075\n<span class=\"trad\">\u5fc3\u9748<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>x\u016by\u00e0o<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">{(things) needed}<\/span>\n\u9700\u8981)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>de<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">\u2019s<\/span>\n\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\u2018<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>sh\u00edw\u00f9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(sh\u00ed\u00b7w\u00f9\n<span class=\"lit\">eating \u00b7 matter \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[food]<\/span>\n\u98df\u7269)<\/span>\u2019\u2009\u201d is used in the following issue of <i>The Watchtower<\/i>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/dsync\/r1\/lp-e\/r23\/lp-chs-rb\/2021564#h=15\" title=\"\u52a0\u6df1\u5bf9\u8036\u548c\u534e\u548c\u5f1f\u5144\u59d0\u59b9\u7684\u7231 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">September 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also, the current version of the Mandarin <i>New World Translation<\/i> Bible (nwtsty) uses the expression \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>Sh\u00e0ngd\u00ec<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(Sh\u00e0ng\u00b7d\u00ec\n<span class=\"lit\">Above\u2019s \u00b7 God \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[God]<\/span>\n\u4e0a\u5e1d)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>c\u00ecxia<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(c\u00ec\u00b7xia\n<span class=\"mt\">gives \u00b7 down<\/span>\n\u8d50\u4e0b\n<span class=\"trad\">\u8cdc\u4e0b<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>de<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">\u2019s<\/span>\n\u7684)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>sh\u00edw\u00f9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(sh\u00ed\u00b7w\u00f9\n<span class=\"lit\">eating \u00b7 matter \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[food]<\/span>\n\u98df\u7269)<\/span>\u201d to translate \u201cspiritual food\u201d at <a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/bsync\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/r23\/lp-chs-rb\/46\/10#v=46:10:3\" title=\"\u54e5\u6797\u591a\u524d\u4e66 10 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">1 Corinthians 10:3<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With last week\u2019s MEotW being , which the organization is now using as a more understandable translation for \u201cspiritual\u201d compared to , one may wonder how the organization now chooses to translate \u201cspiritual food\u201d, which before was translated as or . A bit of digging reveals that the organization now seems to mainly translate \u201cspiritual [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[96,46,136,77],"class_list":["post-1597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-theocratic","tag-synchronization","tag-translation","tag-usage-examples","tag-watchtower-online-library"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>z\u012by\u01ceng - Mandarin Expression of the Week<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2021\/10\/04\/ziyang\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"z\u012by\u01ceng - Mandarin Expression of the Week\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"With last week\u2019s MEotW being , which the organization is now using as a more understandable translation for \u201cspiritual\u201d compared to , one may wonder how the organization now chooses to translate \u201cspiritual food\u201d, which before was translated as or . 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