{"id":3230,"date":"2023-03-06T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=3230"},"modified":"2025-01-26T23:43:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T07:43:36","slug":"fa-yuyin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2023\/03\/06\/fa-yuyin\/","title":{"rendered":"f\u0101 y\u01d4y\u012bn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">f\u0101<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">{send out}<\/span>\n\u53d1\n<span class=\"trad\">\u767c<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<br class=\"\">\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">y\u01d4y\u012bn<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(y\u01d4\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{language \u2192 [speech]} \u00b7 sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[voice message]<\/span>\n\u8bed\u97f3\n<span class=\"trad\">\u8a9e\u97f3<\/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>While doing research for the MEotW <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2023\/01\/23\/tibi%e2%80%90wang%e2%80%90zi\/\" title=\"t\u00edb\u01d0\u2010w\u00e0ng\u2010z\u00ec - Mandarin Expression of the Week\">post<\/a> on <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201ct\u00edb\u01d0<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(t\u00ed\u00b7b\u01d0\n<span class=\"mt\">{carry (hanging down from the hand) \u2192 [raise; lift]} \u00b7 pen; pencil; {writing brush} [\u2192 [start writing; write]]<\/span>\n\u63d0\u7b14\n<span class=\"trad\">\u63d0\u7b46<\/span>)<\/span>\u2010<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>w\u00e0ng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">forget<\/span>\n\u5fd8)<\/span>\u2010<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>z\u00ec<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">character<\/span>\n\u5b57)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i>, I came across the web article \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.diggitmagazine.com\/papers\/pick-pen-forget-how-write-character\" title=\"Why is character amnesia in China considered problematic? | Diggit Magazine\">Why is character amnesia in China considered problematic?<\/a>\u201d. One of the points it makes involves this week\u2019s MEotW, <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cf\u0101<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">{send out}<\/span>\n\u53d1\n<span class=\"trad\">\u767c<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>y\u01d4y\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(y\u01d4\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{language \u2192 [speech]} \u00b7 sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[voice message]<\/span>\n\u8bed\u97f3\n<span class=\"trad\">\u8a9e\u97f3<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> (send voice message):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nAnother feature that has gained huge popularity in China recently is that of \u2018sending voice messages\u2019 (\u53d1\u8bed\u97f3, <i>f\u0101 y\u01d4y\u012bn<\/i>). Chinese Whatsapp equivalent &#8216;WeChat&#8217; was the first in the world to introduce this feature in its app. Social media research by University College London has shown that Chinese WeChat users find voice messaging convenient because it eliminates the need to text. Informants have reported that sending written messages always takes more time, and that inputting Chinese characters was a struggle (Wang &amp; McDonald, 2013). With voice messaging, or even with pinyin input, people do not need to memorize the exact order of each stroke of a character when typing a text. They can just rely on knowing the pronunciation and recognizing the character. The prevalence of typing and texting on cellular devices has been correlated to reduced active-character knowledge by Chinese natives, leading to the <i>tibiwangzi<\/i>-phenomenon (Williams, 2016).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Sending, Language, Sounds<\/h4>\n<p>The <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cf\u0101<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">{send out}; issue; emit [\u2192 [deliver | utter; express | become rich]]<\/span>\n\u53d1\n<span class=\"trad\">\u767c<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cf\u0101<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">{send out}<\/span>\n\u53d1\n<span class=\"trad\">\u767c<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>y\u01d4y\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(y\u01d4\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{language \u2192 [speech]} \u00b7 sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[voice message]<\/span>\n\u8bed\u97f3\n<span class=\"trad\">\u8a9e\u97f3<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> literally means \u201csend out; issue; emit\u201d, and it can also be used to mean various things such as \u201cdeliver\u201d, \u201cutter; express\u201d, and \u201cbecome rich\u201d. With such a variety of meanings, it shows up in various expressions, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>f\u0101ch\u016b<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(f\u0101\u00b7ch\u016b\n<span class=\"mt\">issue; send; emit \u00b7 out<\/span>\n\u53d1\u51fa\n<span class=\"trad\">\u767c\u51fa<\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>f\u0101ch\u00f2u<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(f\u0101\u00b7ch\u00f2u\n<span class=\"lit\">emit \u00b7 {being stinking} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[smell bad; stink]<\/span>\n\u53d1\u81ed\n<span class=\"trad\">\u767c\u81ed<\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>f\u0101sh\u0113ng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(f\u0101\u00b7sh\u0113ng\n<span class=\"lit\">{issue forth} \u00b7 {come to life} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[happen]<\/span>\n\u53d1\u751f\n<span class=\"trad\">\u767c\u751f<\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>f\u0101c\u00e1i<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(f\u0101\u00b7c\u00e1i\n<span class=\"lit\">{issue forth} \u00b7 wealth; riches \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[get rich; make a fortune]<\/span>\n\u53d1\u8d22\n<span class=\"trad\">\u767c\u8ca1<\/span>)<\/span> (<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cF\u0101<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{issue forth (riches)} \u2192<\/span> [become rich]<\/span>\n\u53d1\n<span class=\"trad\">\u767c<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> used on its own to mean \u201cbecome rich\u201d is probably an abbreviation of this expression.)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>f\u0101y\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(f\u0101\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{sending out; issuing \u2192 [uttering] [of]} \u00b7 sound \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[pronouncing\/articulating\/enunciating | pronunciation; articulation; enunciation]<\/span>\n\u53d1\u97f3\n<span class=\"trad\">\u767c\u97f3<\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cy\u01d4<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">language; speech; tongue | saying; proverb | words; expression | speak; say<\/span>\n\u8bed\n<span class=\"trad\">\u8a9e<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cf\u0101<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">{send out}<\/span>\n\u53d1\n<span class=\"trad\">\u767c<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>y\u01d4y\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(y\u01d4\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{language \u2192 [speech]} \u00b7 sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[voice message]<\/span>\n\u8bed\u97f3\n<span class=\"trad\">\u8a9e\u97f3<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> basically means \u201clanguage\u201d. It can also particularly mean \u201cspeech\u201d\u2014according to a basic principle of linguistics, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ling.upenn.edu\/courses\/Fall_2007\/ling001\/approaches.html#:~:text=Speech%20is%20primary%2C%20writing%20is%20secondary%20and%20is%20always%20derivative%20of%20speech.\" title=\"Linguistics 001 -- Perspectives and Approaches\">speech is the primary aspect of human language<\/a>. This <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cy\u01d4<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">language; speech; tongue | saying; proverb | words; expression | speak; say<\/span>\n\u8bed\n<span class=\"trad\">\u8a9e<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> is used in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>y\u01d4y\u00e1n<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(y\u01d4\u00b7y\u00e1n\n<span class=\"mt\">language; tongue \u00b7 {(type of) speech}<\/span>\n\u8bed\u8a00\n<span class=\"trad\">\u8a9e\u8a00<\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>Gu\u00f3y\u01d4<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(Gu\u00f3\u00b7y\u01d4\n<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">National \u00b7 Language \u2192<\/span> [(Modern Standard) Mandarin (term commonly used in Taiwan)]<\/span>\n\u56fd\u8bed\n<span class=\"trad\">\u570b\u8a9e<\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>H\u00e0ny\u01d4<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(H\u00e0n\u00b7y\u01d4\n<span class=\"mt\">{Han (Chinese)} \u00b7 Language [\u2192 [(Modern Standard) Mandarin]]<\/span>\n\u6c49\u8bed\n<span class=\"trad\">\u6f22\u8a9e<\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>H\u00e1ny\u01d4<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(H\u00e1n\u00b7y\u01d4\n<span class=\"mt\">Korean \u00b7 Language<\/span>\n\u97e9\u8bed\n<span class=\"trad\">\u97d3\u8a9e<\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>Y\u012bngy\u01d4<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(Y\u012bng\u00b7y\u01d4\n<span class=\"mt\">English \u00b7 Language<\/span>\n\u82f1\u8bed\n<span class=\"trad\">\u82f1\u8a9e<\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Note that while <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cY\u012bngy\u01d4<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(Y\u012bng\u00b7y\u01d4\n<span class=\"mt\">English \u00b7 Language<\/span>\n\u82f1\u8bed\n<span class=\"trad\">\u82f1\u8a9e<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i>, for example, refers to English language <em>speech<\/em>, <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cY\u012bngw\u00e9n<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(Y\u012bng\u00b7w\u00e9n\n<span class=\"mt\">English \u00b7 Writing<\/span>\n\u82f1\u6587)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> refers, not to English speech, but to English language <em>writing<\/em>.)<\/p>\n<p>The <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cy\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">sound [\u2192 [musical note\/sound; tone; pronunciation | syllable | news; tidings]]<\/span>\n\u97f3)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cf\u0101<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">{send out}<\/span>\n\u53d1\n<span class=\"trad\">\u767c<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>y\u01d4y\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(y\u01d4\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{language \u2192 [speech]} \u00b7 sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[voice message]<\/span>\n\u8bed\u97f3\n<span class=\"trad\">\u8a9e\u97f3<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> basically means \u201csound\u201d, and it can also be used to mean \u201cmusical note\/sound\u201d, \u201ctone\u201d, \u201cpronunciation\u201d, \u201csyllable\u201d, and \u201cnews; tidings\u201d. It is used in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>sh\u0113ngy\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(sh\u0113ng\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"mt\">sound; voice \u00b7 sound<\/span>\n\u58f0\u97f3\n<span class=\"trad\">\u8072\u97f3<\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>y\u012bnyu\u00e8<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(y\u012bn\u00b7yu\u00e8\n<span class=\"lit\">{(musical) sound} \u00b7 music \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[music]<\/span>\n\u97f3\u4e50\n<span class=\"trad\">\u97f3\u6a02<\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" 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><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>Zh\u00f9y\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(Zh\u00f9\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{Annotating of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Zhuyin]<\/span>\n\u6ce8\u97f3\n<span class=\"trad\">\u8a3b\/\u6ce8\u97f3<\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>M\u01cet\u00e0i<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">Matthew<\/span>\n\u9a6c\u592a\n<span class=\"trad\">\u99ac\u592a<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>F\u00fay\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(F\u00fa\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"mt\">Blessings \u00b7 News<\/span>\n\u798f\u97f3)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Speech is Natural, Characters, Not So Much<\/h4>\n<p>Writing is by now an age-old <a href=\"https:\/\/lingthusiasm.com\/post\/641041046183297024\/transcript-lingthusiasm-episode-52-writing-is-a\" title=\"Lingthusiasm - Transcript Lingthusiasm Episode 52: Writing is a...\">technology<\/a> for recording and transmitting human speech. Now, in 2023, audio recording and transmitting technology has been available for a long time that actually allows one to directly hear the recorded speech pretty much as it originally sounded. Additionally, such technology is getting more and more common and accessible, to the point that many are finding that it often is faster and easier to send audio voice messages than to write and send written messages, especially when using as complex and cumbersome a writing system as Chinese characters.<\/p>\n<p>True, in some situations, writing has some advantages over speech, but overall, the linguistic principle remains true that when it comes to human language, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ling.upenn.edu\/courses\/Fall_2007\/ling001\/approaches.html#:~:text=Speech%20is%20primary%2C%20writing%20is%20secondary%20and%20is%20always%20derivative%20of%20speech.\" title=\"Linguistics 001 -- Perspectives and Approaches\">speech is primary and writing is secondary<\/a>. Indeed, if God had meant for us humans to mainly use writing to communicate, then he could easily have designed our bodies with built-in screens that are able to dynamically display writing, like even humans know how to make. Instead, God designed our brains and bodies such that parts of them are specialized for directly understanding and producing <em>speech<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, it is quite natural that people would often take advantage of technology that has become available that allows one to actually hear recorded speech, instead of always settling for the visual abstractions of writing. And, when writing is appropriate, it is similarly relatively natural for people to make use of writing systems like <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> that are primarily phonetic, that is, focusing on directly representing <em>the sounds of speech<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h4>The National, the Political, the Universal(?), the Individual, the Rituals<\/h4>\n<p>On the other hand, rather than naturally reflecting divine wisdom, the attachment of many to Chinese characters instead reflects some human shortcomings. On a national level, the justification that characters are helpful in politically unifying China in spite of it being comprised of groups speaking different languages is yet another example of a human ruling authority prioritizing its own political power and survival over what\u2019s actually good for the people. Besides, there\u2019s actually nothing special about characters when it comes to being usable by people who speak different languages. As John DeFrancis put it in his book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Chinese-Language-Fact-Fantasy\/dp\/0824810686\/\" title=\"Amazon.com: The Chinese Language: Fact and Fantasy (9780824810689): DeFrancis, John: Books\"><i>The Chinese Language: Fact and Fantasy<\/i><\/a>, in the chapter entitled \u201cThe Universality Myth\u201d (p. 159),<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nChinese characters used by Asians speaking different languages are no more universal than are Latin letters used by Europeans who also speak different languages.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For example, while it\u2019s true that the character \u201c\u53f0\u201d is recognized by both Mandarin-speakers and Cantonese-speakers as meaning \u201ctable\u201d, it\u2019s also true that \u201ctable\u201d, written in Latin alphabet letters, is recognized by both English-speakers and French-speakers as meaning \u201ctable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>(In China specifically, rather than characters, say, allowing Mandarin-speakers who don\u2019t know Cantonese to understand written-out Cantonese speech, with its unique vocabulary and characters, and vice versa, what has actually happened is that the politically dominant Mandarin-speakers have basically forced speakers of Cantonese, Shanghainese, etc. to learn and use written Mandarin instead of actual written Cantonese, Shanghainese, etc.)<\/p>\n<p>On a more individual level, many who are attached to characters show that they cling to what is old and familiar, even if it is problematic, instead of reaching out for and embracing positive change and progress. Also, many who cling to characters and the intricate procedures required to handwrite them show that they prioritize traditions, rituals, and procedures over what really brings better results. As Jesus said, though, \u201cwisdom is proved righteous by its <em>works<\/em>\u201d, not by its traditions, rituals, and procedures.\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/40\/11#study=discover&amp;v=40:11:19\" title=\"Matthew 11 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">Matthew 11:19<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While doing research for the MEotW post on , I came across the web article \u201cWhy is character amnesia in China considered problematic?\u201d. One of the points it makes involves this week\u2019s MEotW, (send voice message): Another feature that has gained huge popularity in China recently is that of \u2018sending voice messages\u2019 (\u53d1\u8bed\u97f3, f\u0101 y\u01d4y\u012bn). 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