{"id":5211,"date":"2024-09-09T05:15:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T12:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=5211"},"modified":"2024-09-14T17:45:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T00:45:47","slug":"xiangxin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2024\/09\/09\/xiangxin\/","title":{"rendered":"xi\u0101ngx\u00ecn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\t\txi\u0101ngx\u00ecn<\/span>\n\t\t\t(xi\u0101ng\u00b7x\u00ecn\n\t\t\t{each other \u2192 [him\/her\/them\/it\u2026]} \u00b7 {believe [in]} \u2192<\/span> [believe [in]; trust; be convinced of; have faith in]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u76f8\u4fe1)<\/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> \ud83d\udcd8 icons mean \ud83d\udcd6<\/span> Reveal All<\/strong>, \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> Reveal Advanced<\/strong>, and \ud83d\udcd8 Reveal None<\/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, jw.org<\/a> was featuring the article \u201cWhom Can You Trust?\u2014What Does the Bible Say?<\/a>\u201d, as part of a special campaign. While the English version of this article uses the word \u201ctrust\u201d in the title, the Mandarin version<\/a> there uses this week\u2019s MEotW, \u201cxi\u0101ngx\u00ecn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(xi\u0101ng\u00b7x\u00ecn\n\t\t\t{each other \u2192 [him\/her\/them\/it\u2026]} \u00b7 {believe [in]} \u2192<\/span> [believe [in]; trust; be convinced of; have faith in]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u76f8\u4fe1)<\/span>\u201d:<\/i><\/p>\n

English:<\/p>\n

\nWhom Can You Trust?<\/strong>\u2014What Does the Bible Say?\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\tN\u01d0<\/span> \n\t\t\t(You<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u4f60)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tK\u011by\u01d0<\/span> \n\t\t\t(K\u011b\u00b7y\u01d0 \n\t\t\tCan \u00b7 [suf]<\/i><\/span> \n\t\t\t\u53ef\u4ee5)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tXi\u0101ngx\u00ecn<\/span>\n\t\t\t(Xi\u0101ng\u00b7x\u00ecn\n\t\t\t{Each Other \u2192 [Him\/Her\/Them]} \u00b7 {Believe In} \u2192<\/span> [Trust]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u76f8\u4fe1)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\tSh\u00e9i<\/span> \n\t\t\t(Whom<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u8c01 \n\t\t\t\u8ab0<\/span>)<\/span>?\n\n\t\t\tSh\u00e8ngj\u012bng<\/span> \n\t\t\t(Sh\u00e8ng\u00b7j\u012bng \n\t\t\t(the) Holy \u00b7 Scriptures \u2192<\/span> [the Bible]<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u5723\u7ecf \n\t\t\t\u8056\u7d93<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tZ\u011bnme<\/span>\n\t\t\t(Z\u011bn\u00b7me\n\t\t\tWhat \u00b7 [suf]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u600e\u4e48\n\t\t\t\u600e\u9ebc\/\u9ebd<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tShu\u014d<\/span> \n\t\t\t({Does Say}<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u8bf4 \n\t\t\t\u8aaa\/\u8aac<\/span>)<\/span>?\n\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Believing, Having Faith<\/h4>\n

In other contexts, \u201cxi\u0101ngx\u00ecn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(xi\u0101ng\u00b7x\u00ecn\n\t\t\t{each other \u2192 [him\/her\/them\/it\u2026]} \u00b7 {believe [in]} \u2192<\/span> [believe [in]; trust; be convinced of; have faith in]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u76f8\u4fe1)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> corresponds to \u201cbelieve\u201d or \u201cbelieve in\u201d. One example is the current English and Mandarin New World Translation<\/i> Bibles\u2019 renditions of 1 Corinthians 13:7:<\/p>\n

English<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\nIt bears all things, believes<\/strong> all things, hopes all things, endures all things.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mandarin (WOL<\/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> Plus<\/a>):<\/p>\n

\n\n\t\t\t\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> \ud83d\udcd8<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\u00c0i<\/span>\n\t\t\t(love<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7231\n\t\t\t\u611b<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\tf\u00e1nsh\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(f\u00e1n\u00b7sh\u00ec\n\t\t\tall \u00b7 things<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51e1\u4e8b)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tb\u0101or\u00f3ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(b\u0101o\u00b7r\u00f3ng\n\t\t\t{wraps \u2192 [contains]} \u00b7 {contains \u2192 [tolerates]} \u2192<\/span> [tolerates]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5305\u5bb9)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\tf\u00e1nsh\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(f\u00e1n\u00b7sh\u00ec\n\t\t\tall \u00b7 things<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51e1\u4e8b)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\txi\u0101ngx\u00ecn<\/span>\n\t\t\t(xi\u0101ng\u00b7x\u00ecn\n\t\t\t{each other \u2192 [them]} \u00b7 believes \u2192<\/span> [believes]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u76f8\u4fe1)<\/span>,\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\tf\u00e1nsh\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(f\u00e1n\u00b7sh\u00ec\n\t\t\tall \u00b7 things<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51e1\u4e8b)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tx\u012bw\u00e0ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(x\u012b\u00b7w\u00e0ng\n\t\t\thopes \u00b7 {gazes (into the distance) for \u2192 [hopes]} \u2192<\/span> [hopes]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5e0c\u671b)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\tf\u00e1nsh\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(f\u00e1n\u00b7sh\u00ec\n\t\t\tall \u00b7 things<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51e1\u4e8b)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tr\u011bnn\u00e0i<\/span>\n\t\t\t(endures<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5fcd\u8010)<\/span>.\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cXi\u0101ng<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t({[with] each other}; {one another}; mutually<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u76f8)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> literally means \u201ceach other\u201d, and in \u201cxi\u0101ngx\u00ecn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(xi\u0101ng\u00b7x\u00ecn\n\t\t\t{each other \u2192 [him\/her\/them\/it\u2026]} \u00b7 {believe [in]} \u2192<\/span> [believe [in]; trust; be convinced of; have faith in]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u76f8\u4fe1)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> it seems to effectively refer to the object of the believing or trusting represented by \u201cx\u00ecn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(letter; message; information | sign; evidence | {believe [in]}; trust<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4fe1)<\/span>\u201d.<\/i> Another expression in which \u201cxi\u0101ng<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t({[with] each other}; {one another}; mutually<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u76f8)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> appears is \u201ch\u00f9xi\u0101ng<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(mutually; {[with] each other}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e92\u76f8)<\/span>\u201d.<\/i> As for \u201cx\u00ecn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(letter; message; information | sign; evidence | {believe [in]}; trust<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4fe1)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> it also appears in the well-known expression \u201cx\u00ecnx\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(x\u00ecn\u00b7x\u012bn\n\t\t\tbelieving \u00b7 heart \u2192<\/span> [faith; confidence]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4fe1\u5fc3)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> which is used to effectively mean \u201cfaith\u201d or \u201cconfidence\u201d.<\/p>\n

Other Ways to Say \u201cTrust\u201d<\/h4>\n

Note that in the Mandarin version of the above-mentioned article, another expression that is used to correspond to \u201ctrust\u201d is \u201cx\u00ecnr\u00e8n<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(x\u00ecn\u00b7r\u00e8n\n\t\t\tbelieve \u00b7 {give free reign to \u2192<\/span> [trust]}<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4fe1\u4efb)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> which can be used as either a verb or a verbal noun<\/a>. Also, the article quotes Psalm 146:3, and the rendition of this scripture in the current Mandarin version of the NWT<\/i> Bible uses the expressions \u201cx\u00ecnl\u00e0i<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(x\u00ecn\u00b7l\u00e0i\n\t\t\ttrust \u00b7 {rely on}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4fe1\u8d56\n\t\t\t\u4fe1\u8cf4<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> and \u201cy\u01d0k\u00e0o<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t({lean on} \u2192<\/span> [rely on]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u501a\u9760)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> to correspond with the word \u201ctrust\u201d that\u2019s used in the current English version of the NWT<\/i> Bible:<\/p>\n

English<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\nDo not put your trust<\/strong> in princes
\nNor in a son of man, who cannot bring salvation.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mandarin (WOL<\/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> Plus<\/a>):<\/p>\n

\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> \ud83d\udcd8<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tN\u01d0men<\/span>\n\t\t\t(N\u01d0\u00b7men\n\t\t\tyou \u00b7 [pl]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4f60\u4eec\n\t\t\t\u4f60\u5011<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tb\u00fay\u00e0o<\/span>\n\t\t\t(b\u00fa\u00b7y\u00e0o\n\t\t\tnot \u00b7 must \u2192<\/span> [must not]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e0d\u8981)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tx\u00ecnl\u00e0i<\/span>\n\t\t\t(x\u00ecn\u00b7l\u00e0i\n\t\t\ttrust \u00b7 {rely on}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4fe1\u8d56\n\t\t\t\u4fe1\u8cf4<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\tl\u01d0ngxi\u00f9<\/span>\n\t\t\t(l\u01d0ng\u00b7xi\u00f9\n\t\t\t{(turning) neck \u2192 [leading]} \u00b7 sleeves \u2192<\/span> [leaders]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9886\u8896\n\t\t\t\u9818\u8896<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\tB\u00fay\u00e0o<\/span>\n\t\t\t(B\u00fa\u00b7y\u00e0o\n\t\t\tnot \u00b7 must \u2192<\/span> [must not]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e0d\u8981)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\ty\u01d0k\u00e0o<\/span>\n\t\t\t({lean on} \u2192<\/span> [rely on]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u501a\u9760)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\tsh\u00ecr\u00e9n<\/span>\n\t\t\t(sh\u00ec\u00b7r\u00e9n\n\t\t\t{generation\u2019s \u2192<\/span> [world\u2019s]}<\/span> \u00b7 men<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e16\u4eba)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\tT\u0101men<\/span>\n\t\t\t(T\u0101\u00b7men\n\t\t\the \u00b7 [pl]<\/i> \u2192<\/span> [they]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4ed6\u4eec\n\t\t\t\u4ed6\u5011<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tb\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(b\u00f9\u00b7n\u00e9ng\n\t\t\tnot \u00b7 can \u2192<\/span> [cannot]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e0d\u80fd)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tzh\u011bngji\u00f9<\/span>\n\t\t\t(save<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62ef\u6551)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tn\u01d0men<\/span>\n\t\t\t(n\u01d0\u00b7men\n\t\t\tyou \u00b7 [pl]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4f60\u4eec\n\t\t\t\u4f60\u5011<\/span>)<\/span>.\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The 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> Plus information for these different expressions used to translate \u201ctrust\u201d provides some morpheme<\/a>-level clues as to which expression is appropriate to use in which situation. Also, it can help, over time, to pay attention to how these different expressions are used in Mandarin speech and in the organization\u2019s published material.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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