\n\t\t\t\u0100nn\u00e0+<\/sup><\/span>\n(Anna<\/span>\n\u5b89\u5a1c)<\/span> \u2190 Tap\/click to show\/hide the \u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n\n

I highly, highly enjoyed the character-driven dramatizations in the Saturday sessions of this year\u2019s convention that featured Neeta the Neat Freak and Jade the Jaded Young Person. (They start at about the 19:46 mark of the video<\/a> for the first Saturday session.) I found them especially well-written, well-acted, etc., resulting in them being very believable, insightful, funny, and moving.<\/p>\n

In the corresponding Mandarin videos, Neeta is named \u201c\u0100nn\u00e0<\/i><\/span> (Anna<\/span> \u5b89\u5a1c)<\/span>\u201d. (You can hear this starting at about the 21:36 mark of this video<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

\n\u201cW\u01d2<\/span> (I<\/span> \u6211)<\/span> ji\u00e0o<\/span> ({am called}<\/span> \u53eb \u53eb\/\u544c<\/span>)<\/span> \u0100nn\u00e0^{+<\/sup><\/span> (Anna<\/span> \u5b89\u5a1c)<\/span><\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n}

\u201c\u0100nn\u00e0<\/i><\/span> (Anna<\/span> \u5b89\u5a1c)<\/span>\u201d obviously does not sound like \u201cNeeta\u201d, so was \u201c\u0100nn\u00e0<\/i><\/span> (Anna<\/span> \u5b89\u5a1c)<\/span>\u201d instead chosen for the meaning<\/em> it suggests in Mandarin, similarly to how in English, \u201cNeeta\u201d suggests \u201cneat\u201d and \u201cJade\u201d suggests \u201cjaded\u201d? Let\u2019s see\u2026<\/p>\n

The \u201c\u0100n<\/i><\/span> ({set (sb.\u2019s mind) at ease; calm} | {rest content; be satisfied} | {place in a suitable position [\u2192 [install; fix; fit; set up]]} | {[is] peaceful; tranquil; safe; secure; in good health}<\/span> \u5b89)<\/span>\u201d in \u201c\u0100nn\u00e0<\/i><\/span> (Anna<\/span> \u5b89\u5a1c)<\/span>\u201d can mean \u201cplace in a suitable position\u201d, which indeed suits Neeta the self-professed Neat Freak. It\u2019s the \u201c\u0101n<\/i><\/span> ({set (sb.\u2019s mind) at ease; calm} | {rest content; be satisfied} | {place in a suitable position [\u2192 [install; fix; fit; set up]]} | {[is] peaceful; tranquil; safe; secure; in good health}<\/span> \u5b89)<\/span>\u201d in \u201c\u0101np\u00e1i<\/i>^{+<\/sup><\/span> (\u0101n\u00b7p\u00e1i {placing in a suitable position} \u00b7 {arranging; putting in order; sequencing; lining up} \u2192<\/span> [arranging | arrangement]<\/span> \u5b89\u6392)<\/span>\u201d, which means \u201carrange\u201d or \u201carrangement\u201d.<\/p>\n}

The \u201cn\u00e0<\/i><\/span> ({[is] elegant; graceful; delicate} (used in female names)<\/span> \u5a1c)<\/span>\u201d in \u201c\u0100nn\u00e0<\/i><\/span> (Anna<\/span> \u5b89\u5a1c)<\/span>\u201d means \u201celegant; graceful; delicate\u201d. So, while \u201c\u0100nn\u00e0<\/i><\/span> (Anna<\/span> \u5b89\u5a1c)<\/span>\u201d, like many Chinese names, primarily approximates the pronunciation<\/em> of its original-language counterpart (\u201cAnna\u201d, that is, not \u201cNeeta\u201d), its components can be taken together to mean \u201cplaced (or set up) so as to be elegant, graceful\u201d. Again, this meaning<\/em> is very fitting in the case of Neeta the Neat Freak. The team that translated these dramatizations into Mandarin certainly did a good, thoughtful job!<\/p>\n

Speaking of Anna\/\u0100nn\u00e0<\/i><\/span> (Anna<\/span> \u5b89\u5a1c)<\/span>, the Bible tells us of a prophetess named Anna in English, and named \u0100nn\u00e0<\/i><\/span> (Anna<\/span> \u5b89\u5a1c)<\/span> in Mandarin (the same name as is used for Neeta the Neat Freak). This enduringly faithful prophetess was privileged to see the young child Jesus and bear witness about him.\u2014Luke 2:36\u201338<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In another convention connection, this Anna\/\u0100nn\u00e0<\/i><\/span> (Anna<\/span> \u5b89\u5a1c)<\/span> was featured in the music-video presentation at the beginning of this year\u2019s convention\u2019s Sunday afternoon session. (For example, see the 8:25 mark of the English<\/a>\/Mandarin<\/a> video for that session.)<\/p>\n

\n\u0100nn\u00e0^{+<\/sup><\/span> (Anna<\/span> \u5b89\u5a1c)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"}

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