{"id":2195,"date":"2022-05-30T14:01:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T21:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=2195"},"modified":"2024-03-10T15:50:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T22:50:26","slug":"qiang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2022\/05\/30\/qiang\/","title":{"rendered":"qi\u0101ng"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">qi\u0101ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">rifle; gun; firearm [\u2192 [sth. shaped or functioning like a gun | <i>mw for gunshots<\/i>]] | {(short) spear}; dart<\/span>\n\u67aa\n<span class=\"trad\">\u69cd\/\u9397<\/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>[<strong>Note:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: hsl(100, 85%, 40%)\">Tap\/click 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} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> expression to reveal its <\/span><span style=\"background-color: hsl(52, 55%, 87%);\">\u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>, <span style=\"color: hsl(45, 85%, 40%)\">tap\/click on a <\/span><span style=\"background-color: hsl(52, 55%, 87%);\">\u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span> <span style=\"color: hsl(45, 85%, 40%)\">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} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> expression to hide the<\/span> <span style=\"background-color: hsl(52, 55%, 87%);\">\u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>.]<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s MEotW, \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>qi\u0101ng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">rifle; gun; firearm [\u2192 [sth. shaped or functioning like a gun | <i>mw for gunshots<\/i>]] | {(short) spear}; dart<\/span>\n\u67aa\n<span class=\"trad\">\u69cd\/\u9397<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d, now mainly used to mean \u201crifle; gun; firearm\u201d, is relevant to both the Ukraine war and to yet another school shooting in America, which have sadly both been in the news recently.<\/p>\n<h4>An Older, Possibly Related Meaning<\/h4>\n<p>Interestingly, it seems that in the Mandarin <i>New World Translation<\/i> Bible, \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>qi\u0101ng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">rifle; gun; firearm [\u2192 [sth. shaped or functioning like a gun | <i>mw for gunshots<\/i>]] | {(short) spear}; dart<\/span>\n\u67aa\n<span class=\"trad\">\u69cd\/\u9397<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d is used to mean a \u201cdart\u201d or relatively short spear, while \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>m\u00e1o<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">{(long) spear}; pike; lance<\/span>\n\u77db)<\/span>\u201d, meaning \u201clance; pike; spear\u201d, is used to mean a relatively long spear. (2 Sa. 18:14 (<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/10\/18#study=discover&amp;v=10:18:14\" title=\"2 Samuel 18 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">English<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/cmn-Hans\/wol\/b\/r23\/lp-chs-rb\/nwtsty\/10\/18#study=discover&amp;v=10:18:14\" title=\"\u6492\u6bcd\u8033\u8bb0\u4e0b 18 \u2014 \u5b88\u671b\u53f0\u7ebf\u4e0a\u4e66\u5e93\">Mandarin<\/a>, see footnotes); Job 41:26 (<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/18\/41#study=discover&amp;v=18:41:26-18:41:26\" title=\"Job 41 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">English<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/cmn-Hans\/wol\/b\/r23\/lp-chs-rb\/nwtsty\/18\/41#study=discover&amp;v=18:41:26-18:41:26\" title=\"\u7ea6\u4f2f\u8bb0 41 \u2014 \u5b88\u671b\u53f0\u7ebf\u4e0a\u4e66\u5e93\">Mandarin<\/a>)) Also, \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>qi\u0101ngm\u00e1o<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(qi\u0101ng\u00b7m\u00e1o\n<span class=\"lit\">{(short) spears}; darts \u00b7 {(long) spears} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[spears]<\/span>\n\u67aa\u77db\n<span class=\"trad\">\u69cd\/\u9397\u77db<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d is used several times in the Mandarin <i>NWT<\/i> Bible, although this particular expression does not appear in the regular Chinese dictionaries I have loaded in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pleco.com\/\" title=\"Pleco Software \u2013 The #1 Chinese dictionary app for iOS and Android\">Pleco<\/a>. (It does appear in the <a href=\"http:\/\/access.ucam.org\/rte\/\" title=\"Referenced Theo. Expressions\">Referenced Theo. Expressions<\/a> dictionary.)<\/p>\n<h4>Scriptural Usage Examples That Give Hope<\/h4>\n<p>How reassuring and comforting it is for us to know that, as shown in scriptures such as the following, Jehovah will soon bring an end to wars and violence and the weapons associated with them:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span onclick=\"plus(this)\">Sh\u012bpi\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(Sh\u012b\u00b7pi\u0101n\n<span class=\"lit\">{Sacred Song} \u00b7 {Piece of Writing} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Psalm]<\/span>\n\u8bd7\u7bc7\n<span class=\"trad\">\u8a69\u7bc7<\/span>)<\/span> 46:9 (<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/cmn-Hans\/wol\/b\/r23\/lp-chs-rb\/nwtsty\/19\/46#study=discover&amp;v=19:46:9-19:46:9\" title=\"\u8bd7\u7bc7 46 \u2014 \u5b88\u671b\u53f0\u7ebf\u4e0a\u4e66\u5e93\">Mandarin WOL<\/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} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/nwtsty\/Pinyin_Plus\/1-Heb-Aram\/19-Ps\/Ps-046.html\" title=\"Ps 46 - NWT (nwtsty) (P\u012bny\u012bn Plus, Web)\">Plus<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\n\n<span onclick=\"plusParentNode(this)\" title=\"Reveal All\" class=\"plusinfotransl\">\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> <span onclick=\"advParentNode(this)\" title=\"Reveal Advanced\" class=\"plusinfotransl\">\ud83d\udcc4<\/span> <span onclick=\"minusParentNode(this)\" title=\"Reveal None\">\ud83d\udcd8<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">T\u0101<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">he<\/span>\n\u4ed6)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">zh\u014dngzh\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(zh\u014dng\u00b7zh\u01d0\n<span class=\"mt\">{is ending} \u00b7 {is halting}<\/span>\n\u7ec8\u6b62\n<span class=\"trad\">\u7d42\u6b62<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">zh\u00e0nzh\u0113ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(zh\u00e0n\u00b7zh\u0113ng\n<span class=\"lit\">wars \u00b7 contendings \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[wars]<\/span>\n\u6218\u4e89\n<span class=\"trad\">\u6230\u722d<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">p\u00edngd\u00ecng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(p\u00edng\u00b7d\u00ecng\n<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{is making to be flat, level, even \u2192<\/span> [is making to be peaceful]<span class=\"lit\">}<\/span> \u00b7 <span class=\"lit\">{is making to be settled \u2192<\/span> [is making to be calm]<span class=\"lit\">}<\/span><\/span>\n\u5e73\u5b9a)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">ti\u0101nxi\u00e0<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(ti\u0101n\u00b7xi\u00e0\n<span class=\"lit\">heaven \u00b7 under \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[the whole world]<\/span>\n\u5929\u4e0b)<\/span>;\n\n<br class=\"\">\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">T\u0101<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">he<\/span>\n\u4ed6)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">zh\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">breaks<\/span>\n\u6298\n<span class=\"trad\">\u6298\/\u647a<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">g\u014dng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">bow<\/span>\n\u5f13)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">du\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">snaps<\/span>\n\u65ad\n<span class=\"trad\">\u65b7<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">m\u00e1o<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">{(long) spear}<\/span>\n\u77db)<\/span>,\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">sh\u0101ohu\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(sh\u0101o\u00b7hu\u01d0\n<span class=\"mt\">burns \u00b7 {to be destroyed}<\/span>\n\u70e7\u6bc1\n<span class=\"trad\">\u71d2\u6bc0\/\u71ec<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">zh\u00e0nch\u0113<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(zh\u00e0n\u00b7ch\u0113\n<span class=\"mt\">war \u00b7 vehicles<\/span>\n\u6218\u8f66\n<span class=\"trad\">\u6230\u8eca<\/span>)<\/span>.\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span onclick=\"plus(this)\">Y\u01d0s\u00e0iy\u00e0sh\u016b<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(Y\u01d0s\u00e0iy\u00e0\u00b7sh\u016b\n<span class=\"mt\">Isaiah \u00b7 Book<\/span>\n\u4ee5\u8d5b\u4e9a\u4e66\n<span class=\"trad\">\u4ee5\u8cfd\u4e9e\u66f8<\/span>)<\/span>  2:4 (<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/cmn-Hans\/wol\/b\/r23\/lp-chs-rb\/nwtsty\/23\/2#study=discover&amp;v=23:2:4-23:2:4\" title=\"\u4ee5\u8d5b\u4e9a\u4e66 2 \u2014 \u5b88\u671b\u53f0\u7ebf\u4e0a\u4e66\u5e93\">Mandarin WOL<\/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} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/nwtsty\/Pinyin_Plus\/1-Heb-Aram\/23-Isa\/Isa-02.html\" title=\"Isa 2 - NWT (nwtsty) (P\u012bny\u012bn Plus, Web)\">Plus<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\n\n<span onclick=\"plusParentNode(this)\" title=\"Reveal All\" class=\"plusinfotransl\">\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> <span onclick=\"advParentNode(this)\" title=\"Reveal Advanced\" class=\"plusinfotransl\">\ud83d\udcc4<\/span> <span onclick=\"minusParentNode(this)\" title=\"Reveal None\">\ud83d\udcd8<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">Sh\u00e0ngd\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(Sh\u00e0ng\u00b7d\u00ec\n<span class=\"lit\">Above\u2019s \u00b7 {Emperor \u2192 [God]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[God]<\/span>\n\u4e0a\u5e1d)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">hu\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">will<\/span>\n\u4f1a\n<span class=\"trad\">\u6703<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">sh\u011bnp\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(sh\u011bn\u00b7p\u00e0n\n<span class=\"mt\">try \u00b7 judge<\/span>\n\u5ba1\u5224\n<span class=\"trad\">\u5be9\u5224<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">g\u00e8gu\u00f3<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(g\u00e8\u00b7gu\u00f3\n<span class=\"mt\">various \u00b7 nations<\/span>\n\u5404\u56fd\n<span class=\"trad\">\u5404\u570b<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">de<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">\u2019<\/span>\n\u7684)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">r\u00e9n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">peoples<\/span>\n\u4eba)<\/span>,\n\n<br class=\"\">\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">W\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">for<\/span>\n\u4e3a\n<span class=\"trad\">\u70ba\/\u7232<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">g\u00e8z\u00fa<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(g\u00e8\u00b7z\u00fa\n<span class=\"mt\">various \u00b7 {ethnic groups}<\/span>\n\u5404\u65cf)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">de<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">\u2019<\/span>\n\u7684)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">r\u00e9n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">peoples<\/span>\n\u4eba)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">ji\u011bju\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(ji\u011b\u00b7ju\u00e9\n<span class=\"lit\">{untie \u2192 [solve]} \u00b7 decide \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[resolve]<\/span>\n\u89e3\u51b3\n<span class=\"trad\">\u89e3\u6c7a<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">zh\u0113ngdu\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(zh\u0113ng\u00b7du\u0101n\n<span class=\"lit\">disputed \u00b7 points \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[disputes]<\/span>\n\u4e89\u7aef\n<span class=\"trad\">\u722d\u7aef<\/span>)<\/span>.\n\n<br class=\"\">\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">T\u0101men<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(T\u0101\u00b7men\n<span class=\"lit\">he\/she \u00b7 [<i>pl<\/i>] \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[they]<\/span>\n\u4ed6\u4eec\n<span class=\"trad\">\u4ed6\u5011<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">y\u00e0o<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">must \u2192<\/span> [will]<\/span>\n\u8981)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">b\u01ce<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">hold<\/span>\n\u628a)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">d\u0101oji\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(d\u0101o\u00b7ji\u00e0n\n<span class=\"lit\">{knives \u2192 [swords]} \u00b7 swords \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[swords]<\/span>\n\u5200\u5251\n<span class=\"trad\">\u5200\u528d<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">d\u01cech\u00e9ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(d\u01ce\u00b7ch\u00e9ng\n<span class=\"mt\">{to be beaten} \u00b7 {to be turned into}<\/span>\n\u6253\u6210)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">l\u00edtou<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(l\u00ed\u00b7tou\n<span class=\"lit\">{plough (<i>US<\/i> plow)} \u00b7 {heads \u2192 [<i>suf<\/i>]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[ploughshares (<i>US<\/i> plowshares)]<\/span>\n\u7281\u5934\n<span class=\"trad\">\u7281\u982d<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n<br class=\"\">\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">B\u01ce<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">hold<\/span>\n\u628a)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">qi\u0101ngm\u00e1o<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(qi\u0101ng\u00b7m\u00e1o\n<span class=\"lit\">{(short) spears} \u00b7 {(long) spears} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[spears]<\/span>\n\u67aa\u77db\n<span class=\"trad\">\u69cd\/\u9397\u77db<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">d\u01cech\u00e9ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(d\u01ce\u00b7ch\u00e9ng\n<span class=\"mt\">{to be beaten} \u00b7 {to be turned into}<\/span>\n\u6253\u6210)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">li\u00e1nd\u0101o<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(li\u00e1n\u00b7d\u0101o\n<span class=\"lit\">sickle \u00b7 knives \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[sickles]<\/span>\n\u9570\u5200\n<span class=\"trad\">\u942e\u5200<\/span>)<\/span>.\n\n<br class=\"\">\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">Gu\u00f3<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">nation<\/span>\n\u56fd\n<span class=\"trad\">\u570b<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">y\u01d4<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">with<\/span>\n\u4e0e\n<span class=\"trad\">\u8207\/\u4e0e<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">gu\u00f3<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">nation<\/span>\n\u56fd\n<span class=\"trad\">\u570b<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">b\u00faz\u00e0i<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(b\u00fa\u00b7z\u00e0i\n<span class=\"mt\">not \u00b7 anymore<\/span>\n\u4e0d\u518d)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">b\u00e1ji\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(b\u00e1\u00b7ji\u00e0n\n<span class=\"mt\">{will draw} \u00b7 sword<\/span>\n\u62d4\u5251\n<span class=\"trad\">\u62d4\u528d<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">xi\u0101ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">{each other}<\/span>\n\u76f8)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">g\u014dng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">{to attack}<\/span>\n\u653b)<\/span>,\n\n<br class=\"\">\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">T\u0101men<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(T\u0101\u00b7men\n<span class=\"lit\">he\/she \u00b7 [<i>pl<\/i>] \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[they]<\/span>\n\u4ed6\u4eec\n<span class=\"trad\">\u4ed6\u5011<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">y\u011b<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">also<\/span>\n\u4e5f)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">b\u00faz\u00e0i<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(b\u00fa\u00b7z\u00e0i\n<span class=\"mt\">not \u00b7 anymore<\/span>\n\u4e0d\u518d)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">xu\u00e9x\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(xu\u00e9\u00b7x\u00ed\n<span class=\"mt\">{will learn} \u00b7 {will get practised in}<\/span>\n\u5b66\u4e60\n<span class=\"trad\">\u5b78\u7fd2<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">zu\u00f2zh\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(zu\u00f2\u00b7zh\u00e0n\n<span class=\"mt\">{doing of} \u00b7 {fighting (war)}<\/span>\n\u4f5c\u6218\n<span class=\"trad\">\u4f5c\u6230<\/span>)<\/span>.\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Note: Tap\/click on a expression to reveal its \u201cflashcard\u201d, tap\/click on a \u201cflashcard\u201d or its expression to hide the \u201cflashcard\u201d.] This week\u2019s MEotW, , now mainly used to mean \u201crifle; gun; firearm\u201d, is relevant to both the Ukraine war and to yet another school shooting in America, which have sadly both been in 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