{"id":4562,"date":"2024-03-24T17:17:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T00:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=4562"},"modified":"2024-03-29T22:47:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T05:47:40","slug":"yi%e2%80%90nian%e2%80%90yi%e2%80%90du","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2024\/03\/24\/yi%e2%80%90nian%e2%80%90yi%e2%80%90du\/","title":{"rendered":"y\u00ec\u2010ni\u00e1n\u2010y\u00ed\u2010d\u00f9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">y\u00ec\u2010ni\u00e1n\u2010y\u00ed\u2010d\u00f9<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((y\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">one<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00)\u2010(ni\u00e1n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">year<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5e74\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5e74\/\u79ca<\/span>)\u2010(y\u00ed\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">one<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00)\u2010(d\u00f9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{spending; passing (of time)} \u2192 <i>[mw for occasions\/times]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5ea6)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[once a year; annual | annually]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span style=\"color: hsl(100, 85%, 40%);\"> \u2190 Tap\/click to show\/hide the \u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>\n<\/h3>\n\n<p>[<strong>Notes:<\/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\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\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\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> expression to hide the<\/span> <span style=\"background-color: hsl(52, 55%, 87%);\">\u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>. <span class=\"plusinfotransl\">\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> <span class=\"plusinfotransl\">\ud83d\udcc4<\/span> \ud83d\udcd8 icons mean <span class=\"plusinfotransl\">\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> <strong>Reveal All<\/strong>, <span class=\"plusinfotransl\">\ud83d\udcc4<\/span> <strong>Reveal Advanced<\/strong>, and \ud83d\udcd8 <strong>Reveal None<\/strong> re all the <span class=\"plusinfotransl\">\u201cflashcards\u201d<\/span> in the heading, paragraph, etc. that they are placed at the beginning of.]<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s MEotW, <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cy\u00ec\u2010ni\u00e1n\u2010y\u00ed\u2010d\u00f9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((y\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">one<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00)\u2010(ni\u00e1n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">year<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5e74\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5e74\/\u79ca<\/span>)\u2010(y\u00ed\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">one<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00)\u2010(d\u00f9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{spending; passing (of time)} \u2192 <i>[mw for occasions\/times]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5ea6)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[once a year; annual | annually]<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> occurs in the following sentence, which, at the time of this writing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\" title=\"Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses\u2014Official Website: jw.org\">jw.org<\/a> is featuring to invite people to attend the Memorial:<\/p>\n<p>English:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nWe invite you to attend our <strong>annual<\/strong> event to remember the death of Jesus Christ.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mandarin:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\n\t\t\t<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\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">W\u01d2men<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(W\u01d2\u00b7men \n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">we \u00b7 <i>[pl]<\/i><\/span> \n\t\t\t\u6211\u4eec \n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u6211\u5011<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">y\u0101oq\u01d0ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">invite<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9080\u8bf7\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u9080\u8acb<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">n\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">you<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u4f60)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">c\u0101nji\u0101<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(c\u0101n\u00b7ji\u0101\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{to take part in} \u00b7 {to add to} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[to attend]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u53c2\u52a0\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u53c3\u52a0<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">zh\u00e8ige<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(zh\u00e8i\u00b7ge \n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">this \u00b7 <i>[mw]<\/i><\/span> \n\t\t\t\u8fd9\u4e2a \n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u9019\u500b<\/span>)<\/span> \n\n\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">y\u00ec\u2010ni\u00e1n\u2010y\u00ed\u2010d\u00f9<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((y\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">one<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00)\u2010(ni\u00e1n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">year<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5e74\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5e74\/\u79ca<\/span>)\u2010(y\u00ed\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">one<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00)\u2010(d\u00f9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{spending (of time)} \u2192 <i>[mw for occasions\/times]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5ea6)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[annual]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">de<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">\u2019s<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">j\u00ecni\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(j\u00ec\u00b7ni\u00e0n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">remembering \u00b7 {thinking of} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[commemorating]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8bb0\/\u7eaa\u5ff5\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8a18\/\u7d00\u5ff5<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">j\u00f9hu\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">meeting<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u805a\u4f1a \n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u805a\u6703<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">j\u00ecni\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(j\u00ec\u00b7ni\u00e0n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{to remember} \u00b7 {to think of} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[to commemorate]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8bb0\/\u7eaa\u5ff5\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8a18\/\u7d00\u5ff5<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">Y\u0113s\u016b<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Jesus<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u8036\u7a23 \n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8036\u7a4c<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">J\u012bd\u016b<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Christ<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u57fa\u7763)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">w\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">for<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u4e3a \n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u70ba\/\u7232<\/span>)<\/span> \n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">r\u00e9nl\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(r\u00e9n\u00b7l\u00e8i \n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">human\u00b7kind<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u4eba\u7c7b \n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u4eba\u985e<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">x\u012bsh\u0113ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(x\u012b\u00b7sh\u0113ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">sacrificed \u00b7 {(as with a) domestic animal} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[sacrificed]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u727a\u7272\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u72a7\u7272<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">life<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u751f\u547d)<\/span>.\n\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cY\u00ec\u2010ni\u00e1n\u2010y\u00ed\u2010d\u00f9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((Y\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">one<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00)\u2010(ni\u00e1n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">year<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5e74\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5e74\/\u79ca<\/span>)\u2010(y\u00ed\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">one<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00)\u2010(d\u00f9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{spending; passing (of time)} \u2192 <i>[mw for occasions\/times]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5ea6)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[once a year; annual | annually]<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> on one level of literalness means \u201cone year one occasion\/time\u201d, which effectively means \u201cannual\u201d. Its final <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Morpheme\" title=\"Morpheme - Wikipedia\">morpheme<\/a> <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cd\u00f9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">degree; extent; {degree of intensity} | {spending; passing (of time)} [\u2192 <i>[mw for occasions\/times]]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5ea6)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> in this expression serves as a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Measure_word\" title=\"Measure word - Wikipedia\">measure word<\/a> for occasions or times, which likely derives from its meaning of \u201cspending; passing (of time)\u201d. In other expressions, <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cd\u00f9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">degree; extent; {degree of intensity} | {spending; passing (of time)} [\u2192 <i>[mw for occasions\/times]]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5ea6)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> can also mean \u201cdegree; extent; degree of intensity\u201d:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<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\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>d\u00f9gu\u00f2<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(d\u00f9\u00b7gu\u00f2\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{spend; pass (time)} \u00b7 pass; cross \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[spend; pass (time\/etc.) | pull\/get through; survive]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5ea6\u8fc7\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5ea6\u904e<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<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\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>t\u00e0idu<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(t\u00e0i\u00b7du\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">state \u00b7 degree \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[attitude; manner]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6001\u5ea6\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u614b\u5ea6<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<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\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>w\u0113nd\u00f9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(w\u0113n\u00b7d\u00f9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{(of) being warm} \u00b7 {degree of intensity} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[temperature]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6e29\u5ea6\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u6eab\u5ea6<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<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\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>zh\u00ecd\u00f9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(zh\u00ec\u00b7d\u00f9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">system \u00b7 extent \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[system]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5236\u5ea6)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Same Character, Different Tones<\/h4>\n<p>Note that in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cy\u00ec\u2010ni\u00e1n\u2010y\u00ed\u2010d\u00f9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((y\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">one<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00)\u2010(ni\u00e1n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">year<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5e74\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5e74\/\u79ca<\/span>)\u2010(y\u00ed\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">one<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00)\u2010(d\u00f9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{spending; passing (of time)} \u2192 <i>[mw for occasions\/times]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5ea6)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[once a year; annual | annually]<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> the morpheme meaning \u201cone\u201d is first pronounced <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cy\u00ec<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">one<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u4e00)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> with a fourth tone, and then it\u2019s pronounced <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cy\u00ed<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">one<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u4e00)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> with a second tone. This is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tone_sandhi\" title=\"Tone sandhi - Wikipedia\">tone sandhi<\/a>, and as the <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2021\/09\/06\/dianliang\/\" title=\"di\u01cenli\u00e0ng - Mandarin Expression of the Week\">MEotW post<\/a> on <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cdi\u01cenli\u00e0ng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(di\u01cen\u00b7li\u00e0ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{dot \u2192 [light (<i>v<\/i>); ignite]} \u00b7 {to be bright} [\u2192 [illuminate; shine light on]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u70b9\u4eae\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u9ede\u4eae<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nOn the other hand, the unofficial <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> Plus resources join the official <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> publications, old and new, in explicitly indicating <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tone_sandhi\" title=\"Tone sandhi - Wikipedia\">tone sandhi<\/a> for <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cb\u00f9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">not<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u4e0d)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> and <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cy\u012b<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">one<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u4e00)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> (e.g., <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i><strong>\u201cb\u00fa<\/strong>z\u00e0i<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(b\u00fa\u00b7z\u00e0i \n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">not \u00b7 again; further; continuing; anymore<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u4e0d\u518d)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> instead of the standard <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i><strong>\u201cb\u00f9<\/strong>z\u00e0i<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(b\u00f9\u00b7z\u00e0i \n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">not \u00b7 again; further; continuing; anymore<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u4e0d\u518d)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i>) to make things easier for readers, even though this practice is not included in the GB\/T 16159-2012 [PRC national] standard\u2019s recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, what matters most re how anything is written is not just what is officially recommended or what happens to be popular among changing, imperfect humans. Rather, what matters most is what really works best to accomplish the goal of writing: To communicate to readers. This is especially true when God-honouring and life-saving Bible truths need to be communicated. So, this blog and the other <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> Plus resources will continue to seek to render <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> in ways that maximize how clearly, easily, effectively, and appropriately it communicates with readers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>Same Characters, Different Word Boundaries<\/h4>\n<p>Another interesting thing to note is that the last two morphemes in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cy\u00ec\u2010ni\u00e1n\u2010y\u00ed\u2010d\u00f9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((y\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">one<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00)\u2010(ni\u00e1n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">year<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5e74\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5e74\/\u79ca<\/span>)\u2010(y\u00ed\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">one<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00)\u2010(d\u00f9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{spending; passing (of time)} \u2192 <i>[mw for occasions\/times]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5ea6)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[once a year; annual | annually]<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> can in some contexts form the expression <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cy\u00edd\u00f9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(y\u00ed\u00b7d\u00f9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">[(at)] one \u00b7 {spending; passing (of time) \u2192 <i>[mw for occasions\/times]}<\/i> \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[once; at one time; on one occasion; for a time]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00\u5ea6)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> which is appropriately written in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> without a space or other <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Word_divider\" title=\"Word divider - Wikipedia\">word divider<\/a> between the two morphemes. Why then, does this blog post render <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cy\u00ec\u2010ni\u00e1n\u2010y\u00ed\u2010d\u00f9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((y\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">one<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00)\u2010(ni\u00e1n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">year<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5e74\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5e74\/\u79ca<\/span>)\u2010(y\u00ed\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">one<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00)\u2010(d\u00f9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{spending; passing (of time)} \u2192 <i>[mw for occasions\/times]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5ea6)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[once a year; annual | annually]<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> with a hyphen (that acts as a word divider) between its last two morphemes?<\/p>\n<p>The reason for the different renderings of the same two morphemes in the two different expressions is, well, because we are indeed dealing with two different expressions. Whereas <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cy\u00ec\u2010ni\u00e1n\u2010y\u00ed\u2010d\u00f9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((y\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">one<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00)\u2010(ni\u00e1n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">year<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5e74\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5e74\/\u79ca<\/span>)\u2010(y\u00ed\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">one<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00)\u2010(d\u00f9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{spending; passing (of time)} \u2192 <i>[mw for occasions\/times]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5ea6)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[once a year; annual | annually]<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> uses its last two morphemes in a \u201cone-[word divider]-[measure word]\u201d pattern, as does <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cy\u00ed<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">one<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u4e00)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>ge<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\"><i>[mw]<\/i><\/span> \n\t\t\t\u4e2a \n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u500b\/\u4e2a<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cy\u00edd\u00f9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(y\u00ed\u00b7d\u00f9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">[(at)] one \u00b7 {spending; passing (of time) \u2192 <i>[mw for occasions\/times]}<\/i> \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[once; at one time; on one occasion; for a time]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00\u5ea6)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i>, treated as one word without a space in it, is used to effectively mean \u201conce; at one time; on one occasion; for a time\u201d. The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ABC_Chinese%E2%80%93English_Dictionary\" title=\"ABC Chinese\u2013English Dictionary - Wikipedia\"><i>ABC Chinese-English Dictionary<\/i><\/a>, edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_DeFrancis\" title=\"John DeFrancis - Wikipedia\">John DeFrancis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victor_H._Mair\" title=\"Victor H. Mair - Wikipedia\">Victor H. Mair<\/a>, among others, provides these examples of this expression in use:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\t\t\t<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\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">W\u01d2men<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(W\u01d2\u00b7men \n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">we \u00b7 <i>[pl]<\/i><\/span> \n\t\t\t\u6211\u4eec \n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u6211\u5011<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">y\u00edd\u00f9<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(y\u00ed\u00b7d\u00f9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">(at) one \u00b7 {passing (of time) \u2192 <i>[mw for occasions\/times]}<\/i> \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[once]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00\u5ea6)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">sh\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">were<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u662f)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">h\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">good<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u597d)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">p\u00e9ngyou<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">friends<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u670b\u53cb)<\/span>.\n\n\t\t\t<br \/>\n\n\t\t\tWe were once good friends.\n\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t<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\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">T\u0101<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">she<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u5979)<\/span> \n\n\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">y\u00edd\u00f9<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(y\u00ed\u00b7d\u00f9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">(at) one \u00b7 {passing (of time) \u2192 <i>[mw for occasions\/times]}<\/i> \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[for a time]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00\u5ea6)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">du\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">towards<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5bf9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5c0d<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">hu\u00echu\u00e0<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(hu\u00ec\u00b7hu\u00e0\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">painting \u00b7 paintings<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7ed8\u753b\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u7e6a\u756b<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">g\u01cen<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">felt<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u611f)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">x\u00ecngq\u00f9<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">interest<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5174\u8da3\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8208\u8da3<\/span>)<\/span>.\n\n\t\t\t<br \/>\n\n\t\t\tShe was interested in painting for a time.\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>Context Is the Key, Not Characters<\/h4>\n<p>The above points about how the characters \u201c\u4e00\u201d and \u201c\u5ea6\u201d can have different pronunciations or meanings in different contexts remind us that Chinese characters are NOT the ultimate clarifiers of meaning in Mandarin. This excerpt from the <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2021\/05\/24\/yujing\/\" title=\"y\u01d4j\u00ecng - Mandarin Expression of the Week\">MEotW post<\/a> on <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cy\u01d4j\u00ecng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(y\u01d4\u00b7j\u00ecng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">language \u00b7 {(set of) boundaries \u2192 [(bounded) place; area] \u2192 [condition; situation; circumstances]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[context]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8bed\u5883\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8a9e\u5883<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> explains further:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4>Context and Mandarin Writing Systems<\/h4>\n<p>Research into the importance of context turned up a couple of interesting sayings from the business world:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nContent is king.<br \/>\n\u2014Bill Gates\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\nContent is king, but context is God.<br \/>\n\u2014Gary Vaynerchuk\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mandarin field language-learners may hear the assertion from Chinese culture traditionalists that it is necessary to use Chinese characters to clarify the ambiguity that results from Mandarin having so many homophones, words that sound the same but that have different meanings. The insinuation, or even the outright accusation, is that the upstart <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> system is thus unusable as a writing system for Mandarin, that the Chinese characters writing system is still the rightful king. Besides, there is so much existing content written in Chinese characters, and content is king!<\/p>\n<p>However, a little consideration of the <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>y\u01d4j\u00ecng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(y\u01d4\u00b7j\u00ecng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">language \u00b7 {(set of) boundaries \u2192 [(bounded) place] \u2192 [situation]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[context]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8bed\u5883\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8a9e\u5883<\/span>)<\/span>, the language situation or context, shows up the fallacy of this assertion. The Chinese characters writing system exists along with Mandarin speech, and if Chinese characters are truly required to clearly communicate meaning in Mandarin, then that would mean that Mandarin speech on its own, without the help of visible characters, is unusable as a means of communication. That, however, is obviously not true\u2014people who are proficient in spoken Mandarin communicate clearly with each other all the time, undoubtedly pretty much as clearly as proficient English speakers communicate with each other.<\/p>\n<p>The key reason why proficient Mandarin speakers can communicate clearly with each other despite all of the homophones in Mandarin is not that they are constantly referring to Chinese characters, although people do occasionally do that in the current characters-saturated cultural climate. No, the <em>key<\/em> reason why Mandarin-speakers routinely communicate clearly with each other is because they use sufficient <em>context<\/em> to clarify any potentially ambiguous homophones. And, since <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> is a simple and direct representation of Mandarin speech, <strong>anything that is understandable when spoken in Mandarin is understandable when written in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span><\/strong>\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/46\/14#v=46:14:8-46:14:11\" title=\"1 Corinthians 14 &mdash; Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">1 Corinthians 14:8\u201311<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, while Chinese characters-based content may be so predominant in the Chinese world that it\u2019s king there, context is <em>God<\/em>, relatively and metaphorically speaking, and Mandarin speech and <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> rightly rely on context, not on Chinese characters, just like we rightly rely on God, not on merely human kings.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Notes: Tap\/click on a expression to reveal its \u201cflashcard\u201d; 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