{"id":4852,"date":"2024-06-02T23:57:45","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T06:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=4852"},"modified":"2025-03-18T08:37:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:37:22","slug":"zikua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2024\/06\/02\/zikua\/","title":{"rendered":"z\u00ecku\u0101"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">z\u00ecku\u0101<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(z\u00ec\u00b7ku\u0101\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{[(about)] self} \u00b7 {exaggerate; overstate; boast; brag | praise; compliment}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u81ea\u5938\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u81ea\u8a87<\/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>I have long especially liked <a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/46\/13#study=discover\" title=\"1 Corinthians 13 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">1 Corinthians 13<\/a>. It contains counsel on what really does and doesn\u2019t matter in life, an extensive description and definition of the most important kind of love, and a sublime discussion about the need to become complete, mature, as a person. As these apply to life in general, so too do they apply to our lives as Mandarin field language learners.<\/p>\n<p>As Mandarin field language learners, it can benefit us greatly to consider what we can learn from 1 Corinthians 13, and along the way, we can also consider some of the Mandarin expressions used in that <a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/cmn-Hans\/wol\/b\/r23\/lp-chs-rb\/nwtsty\/46\/13#study=discover\" title=\"\u54e5\u6797\u591a\u524d\u4e66 13 \u2014 \u5b88\u671b\u53f0\u7ebf\u4e0a\u4e66\u5e93\">chapter<\/a> in the current version of the Mandarin <i>New World Translation<\/i> Bible (nwtsty).<\/p>\n<h4>\u201c\u2026So That I May Boast\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>This week\u2019s MEotW, <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cz\u00ecku\u0101<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(z\u00ec\u00b7ku\u0101\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{[(about)] self} \u00b7 {exaggerate; overstate; boast; brag | praise; compliment}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u81ea\u5938\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u81ea\u8a87<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> is used in verse 3 (<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/cmn-Hans\/wol\/b\/r23\/lp-chs-rb\/nwtsty\/46\/13#study=discover&#038;v=46:13:3\" title=\"\u54e5\u6797\u591a\u524d\u4e66 13 \u2014 \u5b88\u671b\u53f0\u7ebf\u4e0a\u4e66\u5e93\">WOL<\/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> <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/nwtsty\/Pinyin_Plus\/2-Greek\/46-1Co\/1Co-13.html\" title=\"1Co 13 - NWT (nwtsty) (P\u012bny\u012bn Plus, Web)\">Plus<\/a>) of 1 Corinthians 13:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/img\/2024\/screenshots\/WOL\/1Co_13-3-CHS-Py-WOL-dark-zikua-O.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of \u201c_z\u00ecku\u0101_\u201d in 1 Co. 13:3 (nwtsty, CHS+_P\u012bny\u012bn_ WOL)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Dark mode for the Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY (WOL) website, as shown in the above image, can be enabled in the Safari web browser by using the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/noir-dark-mode-for-safari\/id1581140954\" title=\"Noir - Dark Mode for Safari on the App\u00a0Store\">Noir<\/a> Safari extension.)<\/p>\n<p>In <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cz\u00ecku\u0101<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(z\u00ec\u00b7ku\u0101\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{[(about)] self} \u00b7 {exaggerate; overstate; boast; brag | praise; compliment}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u81ea\u5938\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u81ea\u8a87<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cz\u00ec<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">self | from; since<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u81ea)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> can mean \u201c(about) self\u201d. (In other expressions, such as <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cz\u00ecj\u01d0<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">self[\u2019s]<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u81ea\u5df1)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> or <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cz\u00ecy\u00f3u<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(z\u00ec\u00b7y\u00f3u\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">self-\u00b7determining \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[free | freedom]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u81ea\u7531)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> it just means \u201cself\u201d.) As for <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cku\u0101<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{exaggerate; overstate; boast; brag | praise; compliment}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5938\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8a87\/\u5938<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> it means \u201cexaggerate; overstate; boast; brag\u201d or \u201cpraise; compliment\u201d. So, <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cz\u00ecku\u0101<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(z\u00ec\u00b7ku\u0101\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{[(about)] self} \u00b7 {exaggerate; overstate; boast; brag | praise; compliment}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u81ea\u5938\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u81ea\u8a87<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> can effectively mean \u201cboast\/brag\/etc. about oneself\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Below are English 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> Plus renditions showing how <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cz\u00ecku\u0101<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(z\u00ec\u00b7ku\u0101\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{[(about)] self} \u00b7 {exaggerate; overstate; boast; brag | praise; compliment}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u81ea\u5938\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u81ea\u8a87<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> is used in 1 Corinthians 13:3 in the current version of the Mandarin <i>NWT<\/i> Bible to correspond to \u201cboast\u201d, which is used in that verse in the current version of the English <i>NWT<\/i> Bible:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/46\/13#study=discover&#038;v=46:13:3\" title=\"1 Corinthians 13 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">English<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nAnd if I give all my belongings to feed others, and if I hand over my body so that I may <strong>boast,<\/strong> but do not have love, I do not benefit at all.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mandarin (<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/cmn-Hans\/wol\/b\/r23\/lp-chs-rb\/nwtsty\/46\/13#study=discover&#038;v=46:13:3\" title=\"\u54e5\u6797\u591a\u524d\u4e66 13 \u2014 \u5b88\u671b\u53f0\u7ebf\u4e0a\u4e66\u5e93\">WOL<\/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> <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/nwtsty\/Pinyin_Plus\/2-Greek\/46-1Co\/1Co-13.html\" title=\"1Co 13 - NWT (nwtsty) (P\u012bny\u012bn Plus, Web)\">Plus<\/a>):<\/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>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">W\u01d2<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">I<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6211)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">ji\u00f9su\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(ji\u00f9\u00b7su\u00e0n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{even if} \u00b7 <span class=\"lit\">{figuring \u2192<\/span> [considering]<span class=\"lit\">}<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5c31\u7b97)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">bi\u00e0nm\u00e0i<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(bi\u00e0n\u00b7m\u00e0i\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">changing \u00b7 sell \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[sell off]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u53d8\u5356\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8b8a\u8ce3<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">y\u00edqi\u00e8<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(y\u00ed\u00b7qi\u00e8\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{one (whole)} \u00b7 {corresponding (set of)} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[all]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00\u5207)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">c\u00e1iw\u00f9<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(c\u00e1i\u00b7w\u00f9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">wealth \u00b7 things \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[belongings]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8d22\u7269\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8ca1\u7269<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">r\u00e0ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{to allow}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8ba9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8b93<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">r\u00e9n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">people<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4eba)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">y\u01d2u<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{to have}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6709)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">sh\u00edw\u00f9<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(sh\u00ed\u00b7w\u00f9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">eating \u00b7 matter \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[food]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u98df\u7269)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">ch\u012b<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{to eat}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5403\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5403\/\u55ab<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">h\u00e1i<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">also<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8fd8\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u9084<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">sh\u011bsh\u0113n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(sh\u011b\u00b7sh\u0113n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{give up} \u00b7 {(my) body}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u820d\u8eab\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u6368\u8eab<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">ju\u0101nq\u016b<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(ju\u0101n\u00b7q\u016b\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{relinquish \u2192<\/span> [contribute]<span class=\"lit\">}<\/span> \u00b7 {(my) human body}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6350\u8eaf\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u6350\u8ec0<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">y\u01d0c\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(y\u01d0\u00b7c\u01d0\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">using \u00b7 this<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4ee5\u6b64)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">z\u00ecku\u0101<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(z\u00ec\u00b7ku\u0101\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{(about) self} \u00b7 {to boast}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u81ea\u5938\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u81ea\u8a87<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">qu\u00e8<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">but<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5374\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u537b<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(m\u00e9i\u00b7y\u01d2u\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">not \u00b7 {do have}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6ca1\u6709\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">\u00e0i<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">love<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7231\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u611b<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">zh\u00e8<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">this<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8fd9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u9019<\/span>)<\/span>\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\"><span class=\"lit\">towards \u2192<\/span> [to]<\/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)\">w\u01d2<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">me<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6211)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">y\u011b<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">even<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e5f)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">h\u00e1ow\u00fa<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(h\u00e1o\u00b7w\u00fa\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{(even) a fine hair (of)} \u00b7 {does not have} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[does not have even a little]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6beb\u65e0\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u6beb\u7121<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">y\u00ecchu<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(y\u00ec\u00b7chu\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">beneficial \u00b7 place \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[benefit]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u76ca\u5904\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u76ca\u8655<\/span>)<\/span>.\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>\u201cYour Boasting Is Not Good\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>Jehovah designed us, including specific parts of our bodies, such that the primary way we use language to communicate is with <em>speech<\/em>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/46\/14#study=discover&#038;v=46:14:8-46:14:11\" title=\"1 Corinthians 14 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">1 Corinthians 14:8\u201311<\/a>) In contrast, <a href=\"https:\/\/lingthusiasm.com\/post\/641041046183297024\/transcript-lingthusiasm-episode-52-writing-is-a\" title=\"Lingthusiasm - Transcript Lingthusiasm Episode 52: Writing is a...\">writing is a human-invented technology<\/a>, useful in some ways, but secondary at best compared to the gift of speech that Jehovah gave us.<\/p>\n<p>So, if you are boasting, whether out loud or to yourself in your heart, about your knowledge of Chinese characters, which are particularly deeply problematic products of a worldly human culture, while neglecting to praise and appreciate Jehovah\u2019s gift of speech, is it not so that, as <a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/46\/5#s=6&#038;study=discover&#038;v=46:5:6\" title=\"1 Corinthians 5 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">1 Corinthians 5:6<\/a> says, \u201cyour boasting is not good\u201d? This is especially so because, as <a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/62\/2#study=discover&#038;v=62:2:15-62:2:17\" title=\"1 John 2 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">1 John 2:15\u201317<\/a> tells us, we should \u201cnot love either the world or the things in the world\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>That scripture also warns us about \u201cthe desire of the eyes\u201d. Chinese characters certainly have visually intricate designs that dazzle the eyes of many. The thing is, though, that language is not primarily about what\u2019s visible to the eye. Rather, speech, the actual primary aspect of human language, is something that\u2019s <em>invisible<\/em> to the eye. If we were to prioritize or even glamourize fancy visible writing over invisible speech that is actually what really matters language-wise, that could be considered linguistic idolatry\u2014literal idolatry similarly involves worshipping <em>visible<\/em> idols of false gods rather than properly only worshipping the <em>invisible<\/em> true God.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, in some situations characters are still the only form in which certain spiritually relevant information is written, so in such situations we must use characters to access and use that information in Jehovah\u2019s service. However, that doesn\u2019t mean that we need to <em>love<\/em> the characters for their own sake, or <em>boast<\/em> about our knowledge of them. Indeed, it is entirely appropriate to be dismayed by how the unnecessarily extraordinarily complex Chinese characters can make accessing and using important spiritual information much harder than necessary! While it\u2019s still true that <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 not yet everywhere that characters are in the Mandarin field, we should ask ourselves why Jehovah\u2019s organization\u2014which we understand to be directed by Jehovah and Jesus\u2014has over time been making <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> available in more and more places that used to be characters-only.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, for a long time, the only Bibles available in England were ones written in Latin. While it was not <em>totally impossible<\/em> for people who lived in England at that time to learn Latin so as to be able to read and understand the Bible for themselves, it was very difficult for most, and practically impossible for many. (Many today similarly find Chinese characters very difficult, or even practically impossible, to deal with, and so they never join a Chinese field, or they may feel forced to leave after a time even if they do join a Chinese field.) In that not-so-merry old England, a privileged few may have boasted about their knowledge of Latin, but Jehovah\u2019s organization has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\/en\/library\/magazines\/wp20090601\/They-Loved-the-Word-of-God\/\" title=\"They Loved the Word of God\">expressed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\/en\/library\/series\/more-topics\/william-tyndale-valued-bible-excerpt\/\" title=\"William Tyndale Valued The Bible\u2014Excerpt | JW.ORG Videos\">clearly<\/a> how it views that dark time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIt makes cross-disciplinary communication very easy, which is key to innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Technically, since alphabetical writing systems could be used to write any language that Chinese characters are used to write, characters actually make everything HARDER than necessary.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Troubadour WW (@troubadourww) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/troubadourww\/status\/1742343830853325066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The great things accomplished by Chinese people have been accomplished IN SPITE OF the unnecessarily complex characters, not because of them.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine, if the Chinese had switched to an alphabet long ago, they may have gotten to the moon first, invented computers first, etc.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Troubadour WW (@troubadourww) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/troubadourww\/status\/1742344056959910387?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chinese cool cat: \u201cM\u00e9iy\u01d2u\u201d (\u201cThere aren\u2019t any\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>Mandarin is in some ways a relatively easy language to learn. What IS really hard to deal with is the traditionally-used but extraordinarily complex &amp; numerous Chinese characters.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, simple, elegant _P\u012bny\u012bn_ is available. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3CfYl8289b\">https:\/\/t.co\/3CfYl8289b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Troubadour WW (@troubadourww) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/troubadourww\/status\/1791056659235918269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>\u201cGlory from One Another\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>Something to consider about boasting about characters is: Whom is one doing such boasting trying to impress? Is it Jehovah God? Is Jehovah really impressed by deep worldly knowledge of the culture of the proudly named <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cZh\u014dnggu\u00f3<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(Zh\u014dng\u00b7gu\u00f3\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Central \u00b7 Nation \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[China]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e2d\u56fd\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u4e2d\u570b<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> (\u201cCentral Kingdom\u201d) that he will soon destroy and replace with his own Kingdom? (<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/27\/2#study=discover&#038;v=27:2:44\" title=\"Daniel 2 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">Daniel 2:44<\/a>) Really, one who boasts about his knowledge of characters is generally boasting before other humans, is that not so? That being the case, such a one should take care to avoid becoming like the ones to whom Jesus directed the words at <a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/43\/5#study=discover&#038;v=43:5:41-43:5:44\" title=\"John 5 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">John 5:41\u201344<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nI do not accept glory from men, but I well know that you do not have the love of God in you. I have come in the name of my Father, but you do not receive me. If someone else came in his own name, you would receive that one. How can you believe, when you are accepting glory from one another and you are not seeking the glory that is from the only God?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Jesus\u2019 words above join the words at 1 Corinthians 13:3 to tell us that if certain ones do things so that they may boast, so that they may receive \u201cglory from men\u201d, \u201cglory from one another\u201d, such ones \u201cdo not have the love of God\u201d in them, and so, they \u201cdo not benefit at all\u201d.<\/p>\n<h4>\u201cBoast in Jehovah\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>Especially as ones who are dedicated to Jehovah God, we should focus on what brings glory to <em>him,<\/em> and on what brings us \u201cthe glory that is from the only God\u201d. We should not seek the fading glories of some worldly human culture, even if that culture is as old and storied\u2014from a human viewpoint, at least\u2014as Chinese culture is. (To Jehovah, for whom \u2018a thousand years is as one day\u2019, Chinese civilization has only been around for a few days.\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/61\/3#study=discover&#038;v=61:3:8\" title=\"2 Peter 3 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">2 Peter 3:8<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/46\/1#study=discover&#038;v=46:1:26-46:1:31\" title=\"1 Corinthians 1 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">1 Corinthians 1:26\u201331<\/a> says, we should boast in <em>Jehovah,<\/em> not in needlessly and self-indulgently complex knowledge relating to a mere worldly human culture:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nFor you see his calling of you, brothers, that there are not many wise in a fleshly way, not many powerful, not many of noble birth, but God chose the foolish things of the world to put the wise men to shame; and God chose the weak things of the world to put the strong things to shame; and God chose the insignificant things of the world and the things looked down on, the things that are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, so that no one might boast in the sight of God. But it is due to him that you are in union with Christ Jesus, who has become to us wisdom from God, also righteousness and sanctification and release by ransom, so that it may be just as it is written: \u201cThe one who boasts, let him boast in Jehovah.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[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 \ud83d\udcd8 icons mean \ud83d\udcd6 Reveal All, \ud83d\udcc4 Reveal Advanced, and \ud83d\udcd8 Reveal None re all the \u201cflashcards\u201d in the heading, paragraph, etc. that they are placed at the beginning of.] I have long [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,98,19,176,108,15],"tags":[232,25,37,235,440,390,442,311,340,97,237,234,29,78,236,143,233,99,24,441,136,77,126],"class_list":["post-4852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-culture","category-history","category-language-learning","category-science","category-technology","category-theocratic","tag-1-corinthians-13","tag-chinese-characters","tag-chinese-culture","tag-dark-mode","tag-england","tag-glamourization-of-characters","tag-glory","tag-latin","tag-linguistic-idolatry","tag-linguistics","tag-love","tag-noir","tag-pinyin","tag-pinyin-plus","tag-pride","tag-related-expressions","tag-safari","tag-sinocentrism","tag-speech","tag-the-bible","tag-usage-examples","tag-watchtower-online-library","tag-writing-systems"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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