{"id":4915,"date":"2024-06-16T22:44:30","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T05:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=4915"},"modified":"2024-10-27T02:47:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T09:47:09","slug":"pu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2024\/06\/16\/pu\/","title":{"rendered":"p\u01d4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">p\u01d4<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{register or record for reference} [\u2192 [musical notation [\u2192 [set to music; compose (music)]] | sth. to base oneself on | table; chart; list | guide; manual | standards | airs; pretensions | spectrum (physics)]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8c31\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8b5c<\/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>Summer is nearing, and soon, many of us will be singing together in Mandarin at our Mandarin conventions. Unfortunately, at the time of this writing, there was no 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> available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\/cmn-hans\/%E5%A4%9A%E5%AA%92%E4%BD%93%E5%9B%BE%E4%B9%A6%E9%A6%86\/%E9%9F%B3%E4%B9%90\/%E5%8E%9F%E5%88%9B%E6%AD%8C%E6%9B%B2\/%E5%A5%BD%E6%B6%88%E6%81%AF2024%E5%A4%A7%E4%BC%9A%E5%8E%9F%E5%88%9B%E6%AD%8C%E6%9B%B2\/\" title=\"\u597d\u6d88\u606f\uff01\uff082024\u5927\u4f1a\u539f\u521b\u6b4c\u66f2\uff09\">official page for the Mandarin version of this year\u2019s convention song<\/a>, but I am happy to report that proofread <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> lyrics or better and proofread musical notation \ud83c\udfbc with <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> lyrics for this year\u2019s convention song, and for all the other songs scheduled to be sung at this year\u2019s Mandarin conventions, are now available at this 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 resource:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li class=\"hanging\"><a title=\"\u201cSing Out Joyfully\u201d Bk. (P\u012bny\u012bn+Music, P\u012bny\u012bn Plus, Web)\" href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/sjj\/Pinyin_Plus\/\"><i>\u201cSing Out Joyfully\u201d<\/i> Bk.<br \/>\n(<i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i>+Music, <i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i> Plus, Web)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/img\/screenshots\/iPhone_13_mini-2024_Conv_Song-Music-1500.png\" alt=\"2024 convention song \u201c\u2018H\u01ceo Xi\u0101oxi\u2019!\u201d (music+_P\u012bny\u012bn_), on iPhone 13 mini (landscape orientation)\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p>[<strong>Note:<\/strong> As with all 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, the above-mentioned <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 resource is made to be <strong>supplementary language-learning material<\/strong> for those learning <em>the Mandarin language<\/em> to help others in the Mandarin field. For <strong>spiritual food<\/strong> (which is for you yourself to learn <em>spiritual things<\/em> from, and which ideally should be in your own mother tongue), please go to <a title=\"Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses\u2014Official Website: jw.org\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\"><strong>jw.org<\/strong><\/a>.]<\/p>\n<h4>Very Lyrical Mandarin Lyrics<\/h4>\n<p>This week\u2019s MEotW, <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cp\u01d4<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{register or record for reference} [\u2192 [musical notation [\u2192 [set to music; compose (music)]] | sth. to base oneself on | table; chart; list | guide; manual | standards | airs; pretensions | spectrum (physics)]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8c31\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8b5c<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> comes from the second verse of the Mandarin version of this year\u2019s convention song:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\/en\/library\/music-songs\/original-songs\/Good-News-2024-Convention-Song\/\" title=\"\u201cGood News\u201d! (2024 Convention Song)\">English<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nHe will reign for righteousness.<br \/>\nPeace he will provide.<br \/>\nJesus is the way to endless life.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mandarin (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\/cmn-hans\/%E5%A4%9A%E5%AA%92%E4%BD%93%E5%9B%BE%E4%B9%A6%E9%A6%86\/%E9%9F%B3%E4%B9%90\/%E5%8E%9F%E5%88%9B%E6%AD%8C%E6%9B%B2\/%E5%A5%BD%E6%B6%88%E6%81%AF2024%E5%A4%A7%E4%BC%9A%E5%8E%9F%E5%88%9B%E6%AD%8C%E6%9B%B2\/\" title=\"\u597d\u6d88\u606f\uff01\uff082024\u5927\u4f1a\u539f\u521b\u6b4c\u66f2\uff09\">jw.org<\/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\/sjj\/Pinyin_Plus\/songs\/Good_News.html\" title=\"\u201cGood News\u201d! (2024 Convention Song) (P\u012bny\u012bn+Music, 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 onclick=\"plus(this)\">D\u0101ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">when<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5f53\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u7576<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">zh\u00e8ngy\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(zh\u00e8ng\u00b7y\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{being upright} \u00b7 righteousness<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6b63\u4e49\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u6b63\u7fa9<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">sh\u01ceny\u00e0o<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(sh\u01cen\u00b7y\u00e0o\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">shines \u00b7 {to be bright} (on) \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[shines on]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u95ea\u8000\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u9583\u8000<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">ti\u0101nj\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(ti\u0101n\u00b7j\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">sky \u00b7 boundary \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[horizon]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5929\u9645\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5929\u969b<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\t<br \/>\n\n\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">P\u01d4<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{register or record for reference} \u2192 [musical notation] \u2192<\/span> [compose]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8c31\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8b5c<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">h\u00e9p\u00edng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(h\u00e9\u00b7p\u00edng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{being (together) with (one another)}\u2019s \u00b7 {being flat, level, even}\u2019s \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[peace\u2019s <i>(nwtsty<\/i>-CHS Appx. A2 says this term mainly refers to the absence of war or conflict)]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u548c\u5e73)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">xu\u00e1nl\u01dc<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(xu\u00e1n\u00b7l\u01dc\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">looping \u00b7 {regulation \u2192 [style of poetry]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[melody]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u65cb\u5f8b)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\t<br \/>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">Q\u012bngch\u016bn<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(Q\u012bng\u00b7ch\u016bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{being green \u2192 [youth]} \u00b7 spring \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[youth]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9752\u6625)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">hu\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">will<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4f1a\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u6703<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">xi\u00e0ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">like<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u50cf\/\u8c61)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">h\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">river<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6cb3)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">b\u0113nli\u00fa<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(b\u0113n\u00b7li\u00fa\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">rush \u00b7 flow<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5954\u6d41)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">b\u00f9x\u012b<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(b\u00f9\u00b7x\u012b\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">not \u00b7 {being ceasing} \u2192<\/span> [unceasingly]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e0d\u606f)<\/span>.\n\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Interestingly, this passage of the Mandarin lyrics is more poetic\u2014or lyrical, since we are dealing with lyrics\u2014than is strictly required to correspond to the original English lyrics in meaning. Here is a translation of these Mandarin lyrics back into English:<\/p>\n<p><i>When righteousness shines on the horizon,<br \/>\n<strong>Compose<\/strong> peace\u2019s melody,<br \/>\nYouth will like a rushing river flow unceasingly.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cP\u01d4<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{register or record for reference} [\u2192 [musical notation [\u2192 [set to music; compose (music)]] | sth. to base oneself on | table; chart; list | guide; manual | standards | airs; pretensions | spectrum (physics)]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8c31\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8b5c<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> corresponds with \u201ccompose\u201d in the above back translation. This Mandarin expression seems to basically mean \u201cregister or record for reference\u201d, and it also has several effective meanings other than \u201ccompose\u201d, depending on the context. One of these effective meanings is \u201cmusical notation\u201d, such as when it\u2019s used in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cji\u01cenp\u01d4<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(ji\u01cen\u00b7p\u01d4\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">simple \u00b7 {register or record for reference \u2192 [musical notation]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[numbered musical notation]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7b80\u8c31\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u7c21\u8b5c<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> which refers to a type of simple <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Numbered_musical_notation\" title=\"Numbered musical notation - Wikipedia\">numbered musical notation<\/a> that many Chinese people are familiar with. (In fact, a <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>ji\u01cenp\u01d4<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(ji\u01cen\u00b7p\u01d4\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">simple \u00b7 {register or record for reference \u2192 [musical notation]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[numbered musical notation]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7b80\u8c31\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u7c21\u8b5c<\/span>)<\/span><i><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\/download\/?output=html&#038;pub=sjj&#038;fileformat=PDF%2CEPUB%2CJWPUB%2CRTF%2CTXT%2CBRL%2CBES%2CDAISY&#038;alllangs=0&#038;langwritten=CHS&#038;txtCMSLang=CHS&#038;isBible=0\" title=\"Songs for Worship \u2013 Download Christian Music Recordings that Praise Jehovah God\">version<\/a> of the <i>\u201cSing Out Joyfully\u201d to Jehovah<\/i> book is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\" title=\"Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses\u2014Official Website: jw.org\">jw.org<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<h4>Music and Mandarin Tones<\/h4>\n<p>Another effective meaning that <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cp\u01d4<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{register or record for reference} [\u2192 [musical notation [\u2192 [set to music; compose (music)]] | sth. to base oneself on | table; chart; list | guide; manual | standards | airs; pretensions | spectrum (physics)]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8c31\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8b5c<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> can have is \u201cspectrum\u201d. So, it seems that this can also be considered a kind of <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>p\u01d4<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{register or record for reference} [\u2192 [musical notation [\u2192 [set to music; compose (music)]] | sth. to base oneself on | table; chart; list | guide; manual | standards | airs; pretensions | spectrum (physics)]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8c31\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8b5c<\/span>)<\/span><i>:<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/img\/2024\/Pinyin_Tone_Chart.svg.png\" alt=\"Chart showing the relative changes in pitch for the four tones of Mandarin Chinese\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p><i>Chart showing the relative changes in pitch for the four tones of Mandarin Chinese<\/i><br \/>\n<a title=\"Creative Commons &mdash; Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported\n  &mdash; CC BY-SA 3.0\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/deed.en\"><img src=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/img\/by-sa.svg\" alt=\"Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License logo\" height=\"18\" style=\"display: inline-block\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a title=\"User:Wereon - Wikimedia Commons\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:Wereon\">Wereon<\/a><br \/>\n<!--photo source: https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Pinyin_Tone_Chart.svg--><\/p>\n<p>Tones in Mandarin are made of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pitch_(music)\" title=\"Pitch (music) - Wikipedia\">pitch<\/a>, something that is also an important concept in music. It is not surprising, then, that being musically inclined can help one in learning Mandarin. Does that mean that one must be a musical genius to master Mandarin? Not at all! There are about a billion people in China who speak Mandarin just fine, and they can\u2019t all be musical geniuses.<\/p>\n<h4>Music, Tones, and Talent<\/h4>\n<p>While some are definitely more naturally talented with music or with languages (or with both) than others, talent is far from being the only factor in how well one can come to make music, or learn a tonal language like Mandarin.<\/p>\n<p>As an example, many years ago, early in my own musical journey, I was in a music store trying to tune a guitar by myself. I was trying my best, but I was having a hard time telling which pitches were higher and which were lower\u2014my pitch-discriminating \u201cmuscles\u201d were still quite undeveloped. I was doing so poorly that a nearby employee of the music store was imploring me to just let him tune the guitar! Because of my love of music and my determination, though, over time I kept working on improving my ability to distinguish different pitches, and eventually I improved greatly.<\/p>\n<p>I also remember that when I was a young kid in the local Cantonese congregation in an English-speaking country, there was a time when my Bible teacher was putting me through exercises in recognizing different Cantonese tones, and I was doing terribly, not being able to tell which tones were which. Now, though, after acquiring information such as that in the graph above about the nature of the tones, and after ongoing effort and practice over time, my tone-discriminating abilities are much more highly developed, and I can instantly tell which Cantonese or Mandarin tones are which.<\/p>\n<h4>Propaganda and Misinformation vs. Truth<\/h4>\n<p>Keep in mind, though, that improving the sound of your Mandarin requires focusing on exactly that\u2014the <em>sound<\/em> of your Mandarin. I have observed that many, influenced by worldly <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/tag\/propaganda\/\" title=\"Propaganda Archives - Mandarin Expression of the Week\">propaganda<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/tag\/misinformation\/\" title=\"Misinformation Archives - Mandarin Expression of the Week\">misinformation<\/a>, unfortunately focus instead on the visible Chinese characters, resulting in the invisible <em>sound<\/em> of their spoken Mandarin being neglected. However, <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\">modern linguistics<\/a> (language science) and God\u2019s Word the Bible both testify that the truth is that <em>speech<\/em> is actually the real primary aspect of language.\u2014<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>.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast to the time when I was following the crowd and focusing on characters, I have found that switching to using <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> as much as possible has helped me to properly focus on the <em>sound<\/em> of Mandarin. (<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/40\/7#study=discover&#038;v=40:7:13-40:7:14\" title=\"Matthew 7 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">Matthew 7:13, 14<\/a>) After I made that switch, people began saying that I sound like a native Mandarin-speaker, whereas no one had ever said that back when I was focused on characters.<\/p>\n<h4>Moving Forward Surprisingly Much<\/h4>\n<p>So, while I know that others are more talented at music and at Mandarin than I am, I have been able to put whatever talent I have to good use and improve greatly at both music and Mandarin, by continuing to study them and to work at them with the help of the available tools and resources. Regarding Mandarin specifically, I have also been helped to greatly improve by learning to recognize worldly propaganda and misinformation about it, which enables me to avoid being misled by these.<\/p>\n<p>If you continue to study Mandarin and to work on learning it for the Mandarin field out of love, if you continue to take advantage of the available resources and tools like <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><i>,<\/i> and if you avoid being misled by worldly propaganda and misinformation, then with the blessing and the help of Jehovah, the Source of music, language, talent, etc., you can also greatly improve, perhaps even to an extent that would surprise your past self!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For convenience:<\/p>\n<p>The direct link for the <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 resource for the <i>\u201cSing Out Joyfully\u201d<\/i> book is:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li><a title=\"\u201cSing Out Joyfully\u201d Bk. (P\u012bny\u012bn+Music, P\u012bny\u012bn Plus, Web)\" href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/sjj\/Pinyin_Plus\/\"><i>\u201cSing Out Joyfully\u201d<\/i> Bk. (<i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i>+Music, <i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i> Plus, Web)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The short link for Chinese field language-learning links for the <i>\u201cSing Out Joyfully\u201d<\/i> book is:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tiandi.info\/sjj\" title=\"\u201cSing Out Joyfully\u201d Book Links - tiandi.info\"><i>\u201cSing Out Joyfully\u201d<\/i> Book Links (<strong>tiandi.info\/sjj<\/strong>)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More <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> 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 web material based on the Mandarin <i>\u201cSing Out Joyfully\u201d<\/i> book will be made available in the <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 title=\"\u201cSing Out Joyfully\u201d Bk. (P\u012bny\u012bn+Music, P\u012bny\u012bn Plus, Web)\" href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/sjj\/Pinyin_Plus\/\">Plus<\/a> web resource as time allows.<\/p>\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.] Summer is nearing, [&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":[36,445,19,176,15],"tags":[424,28,25,13,444,119,97,237,443,426,153,93,421,29,78,252,172,143,301,24,205,20,136],"class_list":["post-4915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-culture","category-experiences","category-language-learning","category-science","category-theocratic","tag-sing-out-joyfully-bk","tag-cantonese","tag-chinese-characters","tag-conventions","tag-focus","tag-jw-org","tag-linguistics","tag-love","tag-lyrics","tag-misinformation","tag-mobile-devices","tag-music","tag-musical-notation","tag-pinyin","tag-pinyin-plus","tag-practice","tag-propaganda","tag-related-expressions","tag-short-links","tag-speech","tag-talent","tag-tones","tag-usage-examples"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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