{"id":4740,"date":"2024-05-05T21:28:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T04:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=4740"},"modified":"2024-05-11T13:17:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T20:17:11","slug":"shiwei-kangyi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2024\/05\/05\/shiwei-kangyi\/","title":{"rendered":"sh\u00ecw\u0113i k\u00e0ngy\u00ec"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\t\tsh\u00ecw\u0113i+<\/sup><\/span>\n\t\t\t(sh\u00ec\u00b7w\u0113i\n\t\t\t{showing; indicating; revealing; manifesting; demonstrating [of]} \u00b7 might; power; strength; force \u2192<\/span> [demonstrating (as a protest); marching; holding a demonstration | demonstration]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u793a\u5a01)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tk\u00e0ngy\u00ec+<\/sup><\/span>\n\t\t\t(k\u00e0ng\u00b7y\u00ec\n\t\t\tresisting; fighting; opposing; defying \u00b7 {discussing | commenting [on]; remarking [on]} \u2192<\/span> [protesting | protest (n)<\/i>]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6297\u8bae\n\t\t\t\u6297\u8b70<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t \u2190 Tap\/click to show\/hide the \u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>\n<\/h3>\n\n

[Notes:<\/strong> Tap\/click on a P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> expression to reveal its <\/span>\u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>; tap\/click on a <\/span>\u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span> or its P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> expression to hide the<\/span> \u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>. \ud83d\udcd6<\/span> \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> \u2795 icons mean \ud83d\udcd6<\/span> Reveal All<\/strong>, \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> Reveal Advanced<\/strong>, and \u2795 Reveal + Symbols<\/strong> re all the \u201cflashcards\u201d<\/span> in the heading, paragraph, etc. that they are placed at the beginning of.]<\/p>\n

At the time of this writing, perhaps because of the pro-Palestinian protests taking place on campuses across the US<\/a>, jw.org<\/a> was featuring the Awake!<\/i> article \u201cIs Protest the Answer?<\/a>\u201d. Where the English version of this article uses the word \u201cprotest\u201d, the Mandarin version<\/a> (for which official P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> is available) uses this week\u2019s MEotW, \u201csh\u00ecw\u0113i<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(sh\u00ec\u00b7w\u0113i\n\t\t\t{showing; indicating; revealing; manifesting; demonstrating [of]} \u00b7 might; power; strength; force \u2192<\/span> [demonstrating (as a protest); marching; holding a demonstration | demonstration]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u793a\u5a01)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tk\u00e0ngy\u00ec<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(k\u00e0ng\u00b7y\u00ec\n\t\t\tresisting; fighting; opposing; defying \u00b7 {discussing | commenting [on]; remarking [on]} \u2192<\/span> [protesting | protest (n)<\/i>]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6297\u8bae\n\t\t\t\u6297\u8b70<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d.<\/i> For example, the article\u2019s title is rendered in English and Mandarin as follows:<\/p>\n

English:<\/p>\n

\nIs Protest<\/strong> the Answer?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mandarin:<\/p>\n

\n\n\t\t\t\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> \ud83d\udcd8<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tSh\u00ecw\u0113i<\/span>\n\t\t\t(Sh\u00ec\u00b7w\u0113i\n\t\t\tDemonstrating \u00b7 Strength \u2192<\/span> [Holding Demonstrations]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u793a\u5a01)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tK\u00e0ngy\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(K\u00e0ng\u00b7y\u00ec\n\t\t\tOpposing \u00b7 Commenting \u2192<\/span> [Protesting]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6297\u8bae\n\t\t\t\u6297\u8b70<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\tN\u00e9ng<\/span> \n\t\t\t(Can<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u80fd)<\/span> \n\n\t\t\tJi\u011bju\u00e9<\/span>\n\t\t\t(Ji\u011b\u00b7ju\u00e9\n\t\t\t{Untie \u2192 [Solve]} \u00b7 Decide \u2192<\/span> [Solve]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u89e3\u51b3\n\t\t\t\u89e3\u6c7a<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tW\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/span>\n\t\t\t(W\u00e8n\u00b7t\u00ed\n\t\t\tAsking \u00b7 Problems \u2192<\/span> [Problems]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u95ee\u9898\n\t\t\t\u554f\u984c<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tMa<\/span> \n\t\t\t([? ptcl for \u201cyes\/no\u201d questions]<\/i><\/span> \n\t\t\t\u5417 \n\t\t\t\u55ce<\/span>)<\/span>?\n\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Breakdown<\/h4>\n

The \u201csh\u00ec<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(show; indicate; notify; instructing; reveal; manifest; demonstrate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u793a)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> in \u201csh\u00ecw\u0113i<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(sh\u00ec\u00b7w\u0113i\n\t\t\t{showing; indicating; revealing; manifesting; demonstrating [of]} \u00b7 might; power; strength; force \u2192<\/span> [putting on a show of force | demonstrating (as a protest); marching; holding a demonstration | demonstration]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u793a\u5a01)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> can mean \u201cshow\u201d or \u201cdemonstrate\u201d, and other expressions in which it appears include \u201cbi\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(bi\u01ceo\u00b7sh\u00ec\n\t\t\tindicate; express \u00b7 show<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8868\u793a)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> \u201cxi\u01censh\u00ec<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(xi\u01cen\u00b7sh\u00ec\n\t\t\t{to be evident\/obvious} \u00b7 show<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u663e\u793a\n\t\t\t\u986f\u793a<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> \u201csh\u00ecf\u00e0n<\/i>+<\/sup><\/span>\n\t\t\t(sh\u00ec\u00b7f\u00e0n\n\t\t\t{showing; demonstrating [of]} \u00b7 pattern; model; example \u2192<\/span> [demonstrating; setting an example | demonstration]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u793a\u8303\n\t\t\t\u793a\u7bc4\/\u8303<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> and \u201cQ\u01d0sh\u00ecl\u00f9<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(Q\u01d0\u00b7sh\u00ec\u00b7l\u00f9\n\t\t\t{Opening \u2192 [Enlightening]} \u00b7 Showing \u00b7 Record \u2192<\/span> [Revelation]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u542f\u793a\u5f55\n\t\t\t\u555f\u793a\u9304<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d.<\/i><\/p>\n

The \u201cw\u0113i<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(might; power; strength; force<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5a01)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> in \u201csh\u00ecw\u0113i<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(sh\u00ec\u00b7w\u0113i\n\t\t\t{showing; indicating; revealing; manifesting; demonstrating [of]} \u00b7 might; power; strength; force \u2192<\/span> [putting on a show of force | demonstrating (as a protest); marching; holding a demonstration | demonstration]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u793a\u5a01)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> means \u201cmight; power; strength; force\u201d, and it also appears in expressions such as \u201cqu\u00e1nw\u0113i<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(qu\u00e1n\u00b7w\u0113i\n\t\t\tauthority \u00b7 power<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6743\u5a01\n\t\t\t\u6b0a\u5a01<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> and \u201cw\u0113ixi\u00e9<\/i>+<\/sup><\/span>\n\t\t\t(w\u0113i\u00b7xi\u00e9\n\t\t\t{(with) power} \u00b7 {upper part of the human body \u2192 [coerce; force] \u2192 [threaten]} \u2192<\/span> [threaten; menace; imperil; intimidate]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5a01\u80c1\n\t\t\t\u5a01\u8105<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d.<\/i><\/p>\n

So, \u201csh\u00ecw\u0113i<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(sh\u00ec\u00b7w\u0113i\n\t\t\t{showing; indicating; revealing; manifesting; demonstrating [of]} \u00b7 might; power; strength; force \u2192<\/span> [putting on a show of force | demonstrating (as a protest); marching; holding a demonstration | demonstration]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u793a\u5a01)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> can mean \u201cdemonstration of strength\u201d, as when people hold a demonstration to show how strongly supported their cause is. In different contexts, it can alternately mean \u201cputting on a show of force\u201d.<\/p>\n

In \u201ck\u00e0ngy\u00ec<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(k\u00e0ng\u00b7y\u00ec\n\t\t\tresisting; fighting; opposing; defying \u00b7 {discussing | commenting [on]; remarking [on]} \u2192<\/span> [protesting | protest (n)<\/i>]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6297\u8bae\n\t\t\t\u6297\u8b70<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> \u201ck\u00e0ng<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(resist; fight; oppose; defy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6297)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> means \u201cresist; fight; oppose; defy\u201d, and other expressions that use it include \u201cd\u01d0k\u00e0ng<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(d\u01d0\u00b7k\u00e0ng\n\t\t\tresist; withstand \u00b7 {resist; fight; combat; defy}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62b5\u6297)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> \u201cdu\u00eck\u00e0ng<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(du\u00ec\u00b7k\u00e0ng\n\t\t\tfacing \u00b7 resisting<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5bf9\u6297\n\t\t\t\u5c0d\u6297<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> \u201cf\u01cenk\u00e0ng<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(f\u01cen\u00b7k\u00e0ng\n\t\t\t{turn over \u2192<\/span> [oppose]}<\/span> \u00b7 resist<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u53cd\u6297)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> and \u201ck\u00e0ngj\u00f9<\/i>+<\/sup><\/span>\n\t\t\t(k\u00e0ng\u00b7j\u00f9\n\t\t\tresist; fight; defy \u00b7 resist; repel; {ward off}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6297\u62d2)<\/span>\u201d.<\/i> The other morpheme<\/a> \u201cy\u00ec<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(discussing; conferring; {exchanging views}; {talking over}; commenting; remarking [\u2192 [(exchanged) opinion; view]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8bae\n\t\t\t\u8b70<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> can mean \u201cdiscuss\u201d or \u201ccomment on\u201d, and it\u2019s also used in \u201cji\u00e0ny\u00ec<\/i>+<\/sup><\/span>\n\t\t\t(ji\u00e0n\u00b7y\u00ec\n\t\t\t{build; construct \u2192 [propose; advocate]} \u00b7 discussing \u2192<\/span> [propose; suggest; recommend] | {building; constructing of \u2192 [proposing; advocating of]} \u00b7 discussing \u2192<\/span> [proposal; suggestion; recommendation]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5efa\u8bae\n\t\t\t\u5efa\u8b70<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> and in recent MEotW<\/a> \u201czh\u0113ngy\u00ec<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(zh\u0113ng\u00b7y\u00ec\n\t\t\tcontending \u00b7 discussing [\u2192 [dispute; controversy]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e89\u8bae\n\t\t\t\u722d\u8b70<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d.<\/i> <\/p>\n

So, \u201ck\u00e0ngy\u00ec<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(k\u00e0ng\u00b7y\u00ec\n\t\t\tresisting; fighting; opposing; defying \u00b7 {discussing | commenting [on]; remarking [on]} \u2192<\/span> [protesting | protest (n)<\/i>]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6297\u8bae\n\t\t\t\u6297\u8b70<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> can mean something like \u201ccommenting about opposing\u201d, and indeed, a protest is intended to make a statement about opposition to something.<\/p>\n

Verbs? Nouns?<\/h4>\n

The two expressions \u201csh\u00ecw\u0113i<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(sh\u00ec\u00b7w\u0113i\n\t\t\t{showing; indicating; revealing; manifesting; demonstrating [of]} \u00b7 might; power; strength; force \u2192<\/span> [putting on a show of force | demonstrating (as a protest); marching; holding a demonstration | demonstration]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u793a\u5a01)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> and\n\n\t\t\t\u201ck\u00e0ngy\u00ec<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(k\u00e0ng\u00b7y\u00ec\n\t\t\tresisting; fighting; opposing; defying \u00b7 {discussing | commenting [on]; remarking [on]} \u2192<\/span> [protesting | protest (n)<\/i>]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6297\u8bae\n\t\t\t\u6297\u8b70<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> can each be used on its own, but, as mentioned earlier, they are used together in the above-mentioned Awake!<\/i> article to correspond with the English word \u201cprotest\u201d. Interestingly, just as \u201cprotest\u201d can be a verb or a noun, both \u201csh\u00ecw\u0113i<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(sh\u00ec\u00b7w\u0113i\n\t\t\t{showing; indicating; revealing; manifesting; demonstrating [of]} \u00b7 might; power; strength; force \u2192<\/span> [putting on a show of force | demonstrating (as a protest); marching; holding a demonstration | demonstration]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u793a\u5a01)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> and\n\n\t\t\t\u201ck\u00e0ngy\u00ec<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(k\u00e0ng\u00b7y\u00ec\n\t\t\tresisting; fighting; opposing; defying \u00b7 {discussing | commenting [on]; remarking [on]} \u2192<\/span> [protesting | protest (n)<\/i>]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6297\u8bae\n\t\t\t\u6297\u8b70<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> can also be a verb or a noun.<\/p>\n

Additionally, by analyzing it down to the morphemes<\/a>, we can see that \u201csh\u00ecw\u0113i<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(sh\u00ec\u00b7w\u0113i\n\t\t\t{showing; indicating; revealing; manifesting; demonstrating [of]} \u00b7 might; power; strength; force \u2192<\/span> [demonstrating (as a protest); marching; holding a demonstration | demonstration]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u793a\u5a01)<\/span>\u201d<\/i>\u2014which can literally mean \u201cdemonstrating strength\u201d\u2014has verb-object construction.<\/p>\n

The ABC Chinese-English Dictionary<\/i><\/a>, edited by John DeFrancis<\/a> and Victor H. Mair<\/a>, among others, says the following about verb-object construction<\/a> in Mandarin:<\/p>\n

\nV.O.<\/strong> (Verb-Object Construction, D\u00f2ng-B\u012bn Ji\u00e9g\u00f2u<\/strong> \u52a8\u5bbe\u7ed3\u6784).<\/p>\n

Many English verbs get translated into natural Chinese as a verb plus an object noun, e.g. ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/strong> for ‘eat’, shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/strong> for ‘speak’, etc. It is important for two reasons to know what is merely a verb in Chinese and what is actually a verb-object construction. <\/p>\n

First, verb-object constructions can never take a second object, i.e. ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/strong> can never be followed directly by something else to be eaten.<\/p>\n

Second, a verb and its object can be separated from one another, thus allowing<\/p>\n

(i) aspect particles to be placed directly after the verb, e.g. ch\u012ble f\u00e0n<\/strong> ‘after finishing eating’;
\n(ii) modification of the object, e.g. ch\u012b Zh\u014dnggu\u00f3f\u00e0n<\/strong> ‘eat Chinese food’; and
\n(iii) quantification of the noun, e.g. ch\u012ble s\u0101n w\u01cen f\u00e0n<\/strong> ‘ate three bowls of rice’. See also Stative Verb (S.V.).\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[Notes: Tap\/click on a expression to reveal its \u201cflashcard\u201d; tap\/click on a \u201cflashcard\u201d or its expression to hide the \u201cflashcard\u201d. \ud83d\udcd6 \ud83d\udcc4 \u2795 icons mean \ud83d\udcd6 Reveal All, \ud83d\udcc4 Reveal Advanced, and \u2795 Reveal + Symbols re all the \u201cflashcards\u201d in the heading, paragraph, etc. that they are placed at the beginning of.] At the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[61,15],"tags":[90,240,346,53,31,119,78,143,136,138,54,30],"class_list":["post-4740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-events","category-theocratic","tag-abc-chinese-english-dictionary","tag-awake","tag-gaza-israel-conflict","tag-grammar","tag-john-defrancis","tag-jw-org","tag-pinyin-plus","tag-related-expressions","tag-usage-examples","tag-verb-object-construction","tag-verbal-nouns","tag-victor-h-mair"],"yoast_head":"\nsh\u00ecw\u0113i k\u00e0ngy\u00ec - 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\/2024\/05\/05\/shiwei-kangyi\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"sh\u00ecw\u0113i k\u00e0ngy\u00ec - Mandarin Expression of the Week\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[Notes: Tap\/click on a expression to reveal its \u201cflashcard\u201d; tap\/click on a \u201cflashcard\u201d or its expression to hide the \u201cflashcard\u201d. \ud83d\udcd6 \ud83d\udcc4 \u2795 icons mean \ud83d\udcd6 Reveal All, \ud83d\udcc4 Reveal Advanced, and \u2795 Reveal + Symbols re all the \u201cflashcards\u201d in the heading, paragraph, etc. that they are placed at the beginning of.] At the […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2024\/05\/05\/shiwei-kangyi\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Mandarin Expression of the Week\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-06T04:28:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-11T20:17:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"tiandi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@TiandiLinksNews\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@TiandiLinksNews\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"tiandi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/troubadourworks.com\\\/tiandi\\\/meotw\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/05\\\/shiwei-kangyi\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/troubadourworks.com\\\/tiandi\\\/meotw\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/05\\\/shiwei-kangyi\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"tiandi\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/troubadourworks.com\\\/tiandi\\\/meotw\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/86583c7b099e090dfeb296aa818abb57\"},\"headline\":\"sh\u00ecw\u0113i k\u00e0ngy\u00ec\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-06T04:28:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-05-11T20:17:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/troubadourworks.com\\\/tiandi\\\/meotw\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/05\\\/shiwei-kangyi\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1164,\"commentCount\":1,\"keywords\":[\"ABC Chinese-English Dictionary\",\"Awake!\",\"Gaza-Israel Conflict\",\"Grammar\",\"John DeFrancis\",\"jw.org\",\"P\u012bny\u012bn Plus\",\"Related Expressions\",\"Usage Examples\",\"Verb-Object Construction\",\"Verbal Nouns\",\"Victor H. Mair\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Current Events\",\"Theocratic\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/troubadourworks.com\\\/tiandi\\\/meotw\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/05\\\/shiwei-kangyi\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/troubadourworks.com\\\/tiandi\\\/meotw\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/05\\\/shiwei-kangyi\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/troubadourworks.com\\\/tiandi\\\/meotw\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/05\\\/shiwei-kangyi\\\/\",\"name\":\"sh\u00ecw\u0113i k\u00e0ngy\u00ec - Mandarin Expression of the Week\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/troubadourworks.com\\\/tiandi\\\/meotw\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-06T04:28:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-05-11T20:17:11+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/troubadourworks.com\\\/tiandi\\\/meotw\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/86583c7b099e090dfeb296aa818abb57\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/troubadourworks.com\\\/tiandi\\\/meotw\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/05\\\/shiwei-kangyi\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/troubadourworks.com\\\/tiandi\\\/meotw\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/05\\\/shiwei-kangyi\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/troubadourworks.com\\\/tiandi\\\/meotw\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/05\\\/shiwei-kangyi\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/troubadourworks.com\\\/tiandi\\\/meotw\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"sh\u00ecw\u0113i k\u00e0ngy\u00ec\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/troubadourworks.com\\\/tiandi\\\/meotw\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/troubadourworks.com\\\/tiandi\\\/meotw\\\/\",\"name\":\"Mandarin Expression of the Week\",\"description\":\"Discussions for Mandarin field language learners about Mandarin expressions and related topics\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/troubadourworks.com\\\/tiandi\\\/meotw\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/troubadourworks.com\\\/tiandi\\\/meotw\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/86583c7b099e090dfeb296aa818abb57\",\"name\":\"tiandi\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/41e5dbf8837b5e9fcf710d3fed3bc0f3816a1b9803f861c9e97d0c0f52190c29?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/41e5dbf8837b5e9fcf710d3fed3bc0f3816a1b9803f861c9e97d0c0f52190c29?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/41e5dbf8837b5e9fcf710d3fed3bc0f3816a1b9803f861c9e97d0c0f52190c29?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"tiandi\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/troubadourworks.com\\\/tiandi\\\/meotw\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/troubadourworks.com\\\/tiandi\\\/meotw\\\/author\\\/tiandi\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"sh\u00ecw\u0113i k\u00e0ngy\u00ec - Mandarin Expression of the Week","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2024\/05\/05\/shiwei-kangyi\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"sh\u00ecw\u0113i k\u00e0ngy\u00ec - Mandarin Expression of the Week","og_description":"[Notes: Tap\/click on a expression to reveal its \u201cflashcard\u201d; tap\/click on a \u201cflashcard\u201d or its expression to hide the \u201cflashcard\u201d. \ud83d\udcd6 \ud83d\udcc4 \u2795 icons mean \ud83d\udcd6 Reveal All, \ud83d\udcc4 Reveal Advanced, and \u2795 Reveal + Symbols re all the \u201cflashcards\u201d in the heading, paragraph, etc. that they are placed at the beginning of.] At the […]","og_url":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2024\/05\/05\/shiwei-kangyi\/","og_site_name":"Mandarin Expression of the Week","article_published_time":"2024-05-06T04:28:35+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-05-11T20:17:11+00:00","author":"tiandi","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@TiandiLinksNews","twitter_site":"@TiandiLinksNews","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"tiandi","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2024\/05\/05\/shiwei-kangyi\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2024\/05\/05\/shiwei-kangyi\/"},"author":{"name":"tiandi","@id":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/#\/schema\/person\/86583c7b099e090dfeb296aa818abb57"},"headline":"sh\u00ecw\u0113i k\u00e0ngy\u00ec","datePublished":"2024-05-06T04:28:35+00:00","dateModified":"2024-05-11T20:17:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2024\/05\/05\/shiwei-kangyi\/"},"wordCount":1164,"commentCount":1,"keywords":["ABC Chinese-English Dictionary","Awake!","Gaza-Israel Conflict","Grammar","John DeFrancis","jw.org","P\u012bny\u012bn Plus","Related Expressions","Usage Examples","Verb-Object Construction","Verbal Nouns","Victor H. Mair"],"articleSection":["Current Events","Theocratic"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2024\/05\/05\/shiwei-kangyi\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2024\/05\/05\/shiwei-kangyi\/","url":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2024\/05\/05\/shiwei-kangyi\/","name":"sh\u00ecw\u0113i k\u00e0ngy\u00ec - Mandarin Expression of the Week","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-05-06T04:28:35+00:00","dateModified":"2024-05-11T20:17:11+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/#\/schema\/person\/86583c7b099e090dfeb296aa818abb57"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2024\/05\/05\/shiwei-kangyi\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2024\/05\/05\/shiwei-kangyi\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2024\/05\/05\/shiwei-kangyi\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"sh\u00ecw\u0113i k\u00e0ngy\u00ec"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/#website","url":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/","name":"Mandarin Expression of the Week","description":"Discussions for Mandarin field language learners about Mandarin expressions and related topics","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/#\/schema\/person\/86583c7b099e090dfeb296aa818abb57","name":"tiandi","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/41e5dbf8837b5e9fcf710d3fed3bc0f3816a1b9803f861c9e97d0c0f52190c29?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/41e5dbf8837b5e9fcf710d3fed3bc0f3816a1b9803f861c9e97d0c0f52190c29?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/41e5dbf8837b5e9fcf710d3fed3bc0f3816a1b9803f861c9e97d0c0f52190c29?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"tiandi"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw"],"url":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/author\/tiandi\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4740"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4770,"href":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4740\/revisions\/4770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}