{"id":5338,"date":"2024-10-14T23:58:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T06:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=5338"},"modified":"2025-03-18T08:28:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:28:42","slug":"guangyin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2024\/10\/14\/guangyin\/","title":{"rendered":"gu\u0101ngy\u012bn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">gu\u0101ngy\u012bn<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(gu\u0101ng\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">light \u00b7 {female\/passive\/negative principle in nature (Chinese philosophy) \u2192 [shade]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[time [available]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5149\u9634\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5149\u9670<\/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>Rather than dismissively thinking to ourselves that the songs produced by the organization are \u201cjust songs\u201d, we should remember that the slave class takes seriously its responsibility to provide spiritual food to God\u2019s people, and so it is going to make sure that the lyrics in its songs are spiritually correct, while also being emotionally moving.\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/26\/33#study=discover&#038;v=26:33:32\" title=\"Ezekiel 33 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">Ezekiel 33:32<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/40\/24#study=discover&#038;v=40:24:45\" title=\"Matthew 24 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">Matthew 24:45<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Light and Shade<\/h4>\n<p>This week\u2019s MEotW, <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cgu\u0101ngy\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(gu\u0101ng\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">light \u00b7 {female\/passive\/negative principle in nature (Chinese philosophy) \u2192 [shade]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[time [available]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5149\u9634\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5149\u9670<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> comes from the second verse of song 56, which is entitled \u201cMake the Truth Your Own\u201d in English and <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cJi\u0101ng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Take<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5c06\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5c07<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>Zh\u0113nl\u01d0<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(Zh\u0113n\u00b7l\u01d0\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">True \u00b7 Reasoning \u2192<\/span> [the Truth]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u771f\u7406)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>Zh\u0113nc\u00e1ng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(Zh\u0113n\u00b7c\u00e1ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{to Be Treasured} \u00b7 {to Be Stored Up}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u73cd\u85cf)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>z\u00e0i<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">in<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5728)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>X\u012bnli<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(X\u012bn\u00b7li\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">Heart \u00b7 Inside<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5fc3\u91cc\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5fc3\u88e1\/\u88cf<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> in Mandarin:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/d\/r1\/lp-e\/1102016856#h=14-15\" title=\"Make the Truth Your Own \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">English<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nThe effort you make and the <strong>time<\/strong> you are spending<br \/>\nIn service to God and his Kingdom\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mandarin (<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/cmn-Hans\/wol\/d\/r23\/lp-chs-rb\/1102016856#h=14-15\" title=\"\u5c06\u771f\u7406\u73cd\u85cf\u5728\u5fc3\u91cc \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\/sjj\/Pinyin_Plus\/songs\/sjj-056.html#verse2\" title=\"56 - \u201cSing Out Joyfully\u201d Bk. (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)\">N\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">you<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4f60)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">b\u00f9<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">not<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e0d)<\/span>\u2010<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">c\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{do take your leave from} \u2192<\/span> [do shrink from]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8f9e\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8fad\/\u8fa4<\/span>)<\/span>\u2010<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">x\u012bnl\u00e1o<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(x\u012bn\u00b7l\u00e1o\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{pungently \u2192<\/span> [labouriously]<span class=\"lit\">}<\/span> \u00b7 working<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8f9b\u52b3\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8f9b\u52de<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">j\u00ecn<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{expend to the limit}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5c3d\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u76e1<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">qu\u00e1nl\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(qu\u00e1n\u00b7l\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">whole \u00b7 strength<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5168\u529b)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">sh\u00e0ny\u00f2ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(sh\u00e0n\u00b7y\u00f2ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{(for) good} \u00b7 {to be using}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5584\u7528)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">gu\u0101ngy\u012bn<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(gu\u0101ng\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">light \u00b7 {female\/passive\/negative principle in nature (Chinese philosophy) \u2192 [shade]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[time available]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5149\u9634\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5149\u9670<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\t<br \/>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">N\u01d4l\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(N\u01d4\u00b7l\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">exert \u00b7 strength<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u52aa\u529b)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">xu\u0101ny\u00e1ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(xu\u0101n\u00b7y\u00e1ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{to declare} \u00b7 <span class=\"lit\">{to raise \u2192<\/span> [to make known]<span class=\"lit\">}<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5ba3\u626c\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5ba3\u63da<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">W\u00e1nggu\u00f3<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(W\u00e1ng\u00b7gu\u00f3\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">King\u2019s \u00b7 Nation \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Kingdom]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u738b\u56fd\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u738b\u570b<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">h\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">good<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u597d)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">xi\u0101oxi<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(xi\u0101o\u00b7xi\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">disappearing \u00b7 news \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[news]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6d88\u606f)<\/span>.\n\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Yin and Yang<\/h4>\n<p>While <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cgu\u0101ng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">light | {[is] bare}; {[is] naked} | {[is] used up} | only<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5149)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> is a well-known Mandarin expression that means \u201clight\u201d, the situation with the other <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Morpheme\" title=\"Morpheme - Wikipedia\">morpheme<\/a> in this week\u2019s MEotW is a little more complicated. <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cY\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{female\/passive\/negative principle in nature (Chinese philosophy)} [\u2192 [the moon | covert; concealed; hidden; secret | implicit | negative (electric charge) | [is] overcast; dull; gloomy | shade | [is] sinister; treacherous | of the netherworld | genitalia]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9634\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u9670\/\u9682<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> is now used to effectively mean such common, everyday things as \u201covercast\u201d, \u201cshade\u201d, or \u201cnegative (electric charge, etc.)\u201d, but the meaning of <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cy\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{female\/passive\/negative principle in nature (Chinese philosophy)} [\u2192 [the moon | covert; concealed; hidden; secret | implicit | negative (electric charge) | [is] overcast; dull; gloomy | shade | [is] sinister; treacherous | of the netherworld | genitalia]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9634\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u9670\/\u9682<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> originally comes from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_philosophy\" title=\"Chinese philosophy - Wikipedia\">Chinese philosophy<\/a>\u2014it\u2019s the <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cy\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{female\/passive\/negative principle in nature (Chinese philosophy)} [\u2192 [the moon | covert; concealed; hidden; secret | implicit | negative (electric charge) | [is] overcast; dull; gloomy | shade | [is] sinister; treacherous | of the netherworld | genitalia]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9634\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u9670\/\u9682<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cy\u012bny\u00e1ng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(y\u012bn\u00b7y\u00e1ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{female\/passive\/negative principle in nature (Chinese philosophy)} \u00b7 {positive\/active\/male principle in nature (Chinese philosophy)} [\u2192 [<i>yin<\/i> and <i>yang;<\/i> opposites]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9634\u9633\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u9670\u967d<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yin_and_yang\" title=\"Yin and yang - Wikipedia\">Wikipedia article<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cy\u00e1ng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{positive\/active\/male principle in nature (Chinese philosophy)} [\u2192 [sun | solar | open; overt | belonging to this world | positive (electric charge) | male]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9633\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u967d<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cy\u012bny\u00e1ng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(y\u012bn\u00b7y\u00e1ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{female\/passive\/negative principle in nature (Chinese philosophy)} \u00b7 {positive\/active\/male principle in nature (Chinese philosophy)} [\u2192 [<i>yin<\/i> and <i>yang;<\/i> opposites]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9634\u9633\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u9670\u967d<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> also appears in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201ct\u00e0iy\u00e1ng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(t\u00e0i\u00b7y\u00e1ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">highest \u00b7 {positive\/active\/male principle in nature (Chinese philosophy)} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[sun]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u592a\u9633\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u592a\u967d<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> the Mandarin word for \u201csun\u201d. The examples of this week\u2019s MEotW and of <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201ct\u00e0iy\u00e1ng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(t\u00e0i\u00b7y\u00e1ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">highest \u00b7 {positive\/active\/male principle in nature (Chinese philosophy)} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[sun]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u592a\u9633\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u592a\u967d<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> show us how much Chinese philosophy is woven through the Chinese languages like Mandarin, to the extent that it may be practically impossible to completely avoid using in everyday speech words with allusions to Chinese philosophy. Of course, we know that Chinese philosophy as a whole, having originated with mere humans, is inevitably going to clash at least in some ways with God\u2019s truth, but in this linguistic situation, in which people in general hardly ever think of the connections to Chinese philosophy that some everyday Mandarin words have, the organization has decided that it\u2019s acceptable, or at least tolerable, to use a word like <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cgu\u0101ngy\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(gu\u0101ng\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">light \u00b7 {female\/passive\/negative principle in nature (Chinese philosophy) \u2192 [shade]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[time [available]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5149\u9634\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5149\u9670<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> in the lyrics of one of its songs.<\/p>\n<h4>A Distracting \u201cEaster Egg\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>In one of those cute \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_egg_(media)\" title=\"Easter egg (media) - Wikipedia\">easter egg<\/a>\u201d-type indulgences connecting visual design with meaning that many seem to enjoy, the Simplified characters for <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cy\u012bny\u00e1ng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(y\u012bn\u00b7y\u00e1ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{female\/passive\/negative principle in nature (Chinese philosophy)} \u00b7 {positive\/active\/male principle in nature (Chinese philosophy)} [\u2192 [<i>yin<\/i> and <i>yang;<\/i> opposites]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9634\u9633\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u9670\u967d<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> \u201c\u9634\u9633\u201d, employ the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_character_radicals\" title=\"Chinese character radicals - Wikipedia\">radicals<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_character_components\" title=\"Chinese character components - Wikipedia\">character components<\/a> representing the moon (\u6708) and the sun (\u65e5) respectively. This relates to <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cy\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{female\/passive\/negative principle in nature (Chinese philosophy)} [\u2192 [the moon | covert; concealed; hidden; secret | implicit | negative (electric charge) | [is] overcast; dull; gloomy | shade | [is] sinister; treacherous | of the netherworld | genitalia]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9634\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u9670\/\u9682<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> literally meaning \u201cfemale\/passive\/negative principle in nature (Chinese philosophy)\u201d and sometimes being used to mean \u201cmoon\u201d, and <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cy\u00e1ng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{positive\/active\/male principle in nature (Chinese philosophy)} [\u2192 [sun | solar | open; overt | belonging to this world | positive (electric charge) | male]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9633\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u967d<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> literally meaning \u201cpositive\/active\/male principle in nature (Chinese philosophy)\u201d and sometimes being used to mean \u201csun\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>To try to be the adult in the room, though, here I need to remind everyone that the way Jehovah created us, the primary focus of human language involves using invisible <em>speech<\/em>\u2014not visible visual elements\u2014to directly represent meaning. As linguists hold, <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\"><em>speech<\/em> is primary, and writing is secondary<\/a>. Cute \u201ceaster egg\u201d-type indulgences involving the visual designs of some characters may be delightful to some on a mental, \u201cthat\u2019s clever\u201d level, but unfortunately, they can and do distract people from the basic linguistic truth that speech is primary, similarly to how <em>visible<\/em> idols distract people from the basic truth that God is actually a powerful but <em>invisible<\/em> Spirit, not a physical statue or image.\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<h4>The Time Available<\/h4>\n<p>Anyway, on one level of literalness, <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cgu\u0101ngy\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(gu\u0101ng\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">light \u00b7 {female\/passive\/negative principle in nature (Chinese philosophy) \u2192 [shade]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[time [available]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5149\u9634\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5149\u9670<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> means \u201clight-shade\u201d. This apparently refers to the alternating lightenings and darkenings of the skies as each day\u2014along with its time\u2014passes. The result is that <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cgu\u0101ngy\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(gu\u0101ng\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">light \u00b7 {female\/passive\/negative principle in nature (Chinese philosophy) \u2192 [shade]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[time [available]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5149\u9634\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5149\u9670<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> is used to effectively mean \u201ctime\u201d, or \u201ctime available\u201d. (This may be an echo of the truth spoken of at <a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/1\/1#study=discover&#038;v=1:1:14\" title=\"Genesis 1 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">Genesis 1:14<\/a>, that God set up \u201cluminaries in the expanse of the heavens\u201d to \u201cserve as signs for seasons and for days and years\u201d.) Regardless of the origin of part of <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cgu\u0101ngy\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(gu\u0101ng\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">light \u00b7 {female\/passive\/negative principle in nature (Chinese philosophy) \u2192 [shade]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[time [available]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5149\u9634\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5149\u9670<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> let us be determined to spend well in God\u2019s service whatever time we have available to us. We should especially be careful to do so, since, as dedicated ones, our limited time belongs, not just to ourselves, but to Jehovah.\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/46\/10#study=discover&#038;v=46:10:31\" title=\"1 Corinthians 10 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">1 Corinthians 10:31<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In this regard, one thing that we should especially keep in mind as Mandarin field language learners is that the unnecessary, self-indulgent complexities and vagaries of Chinese characters can use up much of our precious available time\u2014which, for us dedicated ones, belongs to Jehovah\u2014if we allow them to. With the above-mentioned linguistic and scriptural information in mind, make sure to only spend whatever time is necessary to spend on Chinese characters, which originated with mere humans and which are imposed merely by tradition. (<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/58\/12#study=discover&#038;v=58:12:1\" title=\"Hebrews 12 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">Hebrews 12:1<\/a>) Let us focus instead on cultivating God\u2019s gift of <em>speech<\/em> in the Mandarin field, perhaps with the assistance of the modern, elegant, and efficient <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\/articles\/Pinyin_is_a_Good_Workable_Writing_System_On_Its_Own%E2%80%94Article.html\" title=\"P\u012bny\u012bn Is a Good, Workable Writing System on Its Own\">writing system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>SVG Technology and Lyrics Links<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/img\/2024\/screenshots\/iPhone_13_mini-svg-pyp-song56-guangyin-1200.png\" alt=\"\u201cgu\u0101ngy\u012bn\u201d _P\u012bny\u012bn_ Plus info, Song 56 (music+_P\u012bny\u012bn_), on iPhone 13 mini (landscape orientation)\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p>In the unofficial <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> language-learning resource, some songs now use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/Graphics\/SVG\/\" title=\"W3C SVG Working Group\">SVG<\/a> technology to enable links (rendered in <span style=\"color: mediumblue\">blue<\/span>) in the musical notation\u2019s <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. When tapped\/clicked, these will display <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 \u201cflashcards\u201d. For example, as shown above, this resource\u2019s rendition of <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/sjj\/Pinyin_Plus\/songs\/sjj-056.html\" title=\"56 - \u201cSing Out Joyfully\u201d Bk. (P\u012bny\u012bn+Music, P\u012bny\u012bn Plus, Web)\">song 56<\/a>, from which this week\u2019s MEotW comes, uses this technology. More such links will gradually be added as time allows.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In the _\u201cSing Out Joyfully\u201d (sjj)_ _P\u012bny\u012bn_ Plus web resource, song 56 is the first one to use SVG technology to:<\/p>\n<p>1. Maintain sharp rendering of the musical notation material even on larger displays.<\/p>\n<p>2. Provide precise, consistent links that display _P\u012bny\u012bn_ Plus information. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oDbbJ3VZxx\">pic.twitter.com\/oDbbJ3VZxx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; tiandi, Links News (@TiandiLinksNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TiandiLinksNews\/status\/1829989938949210329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/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.] Rather than dismissively [&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":[36,19,176,108,15],"tags":[424,25,37,470,472,121,340,97,93,421,29,229,78,196,143,301,24,471,296,46,136,458,126],"class_list":["post-5338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-culture","category-language-learning","category-science","category-technology","category-theocratic","tag-sing-out-joyfully-bk","tag-chinese-characters","tag-chinese-culture","tag-chinese-philosophy","tag-easter-eggs","tag-flashcards","tag-linguistic-idolatry","tag-linguistics","tag-music","tag-musical-notation","tag-pinyin","tag-pinyin-is-a-good-workable-writing-system-on-its-own","tag-pinyin-plus","tag-radicals","tag-related-expressions","tag-short-links","tag-speech","tag-svg","tag-tradition","tag-translation","tag-usage-examples","tag-writing","tag-writing-systems"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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