{"id":5602,"date":"2024-12-09T05:06:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T13:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=5602"},"modified":"2025-03-14T09:25:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T16:25:48","slug":"chusheng-riqi-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2024\/12\/09\/chusheng-riqi-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ch\u016bsh\u0113ng r\u00ecq\u012b"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">ch\u016bsh\u0113ng r\u00ecq\u012b<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((ch\u016b\u00b7sh\u0113ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{had coming out of} \u00b7 {being born} \u2192 [was born]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51fa\u751f)\n\t\t\t(r\u00ec\u00b7q\u012b\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{sun \u2192 [day]} \u00b7 {scheduled time} \u2192 [date]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u65e5\u671f)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[date of birth; birth date]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span style=\"color: hsl(100, 85%, 40%);\"> \ud83d\udc48\ud83c\udffc Tap\/click to show\/hide the \u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>\n<\/h3>\n\n<p>[Considering the time of year, and that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\" title=\"Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses\u2014Official Website: jw.org\">jw.org<\/a> is currently again featuring the article \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\/en\/bible-teachings\/questions\/when-was-jesus-born\/\" title=\"When Was Jesus Born? | Bible Questions\">When Was Jesus Born?<\/a>\u201d, this seems to be a good time to <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>ch\u00f3ngw\u0113n<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(ch\u00f3ng\u00b7w\u0113n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">again \u00b7 {warm up \u2192 [review]} \u2192<\/span> [review]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u91cd\u6e29\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u91cd\u6eab<\/span>)<\/span> (last week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2024\/12\/04\/chongwen\/\" title=\"ch\u00f3ngw\u0113n - Mandarin Expression of the Week\">MEotW<\/a>) this <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2022\/12\/12\/chusheng-riqi\/\" title=\"ch\u016bsh\u0113ng r\u00ecq\u012b - Mandarin Expression of the Week\">post<\/a> that was first posted on December 12, 2022.]<\/p>\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>At the time of this writing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\" title=\"Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses\u2014Official Website: jw.org\">jw.org<\/a> was featuring the article \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\/en\/bible-teachings\/questions\/when-was-jesus-born\/\" title=\"When Was Jesus Born? | Bible Questions\">When Was Jesus Born?<\/a>\u201d. Considering that it\u2019s getting to be the middle of December, that\u2019s not surprising\u2014while we Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses don\u2019t celebrate Christmas, this relatively unusual stand means that we sometimes need to explain why we don\u2019t celebrate this holiday that many in the world like so much. Knowing a bit about \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>ch\u016bsh\u0113ng r\u00ecq\u012b<\/i>\u2009<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((ch\u016b\u00b7sh\u0113ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{had coming out of} \u00b7 {being born} \u2192 [was born]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51fa\u751f)\n\t\t\t(r\u00ec\u00b7q\u012b\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{sun \u2192 [day]} \u00b7 {scheduled time} \u2192 [date]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u65e5\u671f)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[date of birth; birth date]<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d, this week\u2019s MEotW that\u2019s used in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\/cmn-hans\/%E5%9C%A3%E7%BB%8F%E4%B8%8E%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB\/%E5%9C%A3%E7%BB%8F%E9%97%AE%E7%AD%94\/%E8%80%B6%E7%A8%A3%E5%9C%A8%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88%E6%97%B6%E5%80%99%E5%87%BA%E7%94%9F\/\" title=\"\u8036\u7a23\u5728\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019\u51fa\u751f\uff1f | \u5723\u7ecf\u95ee\u7b54\">Mandarin version<\/a> of the above-mentioned article, will help us to do so to Mandarin-speaking Bible students, etc.<\/p>\n<p>One thing we should note is that \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>ch\u016bsh\u0113ng r\u00ecq\u012b<\/i>\u2009<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((ch\u016b\u00b7sh\u0113ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{had coming out of} \u00b7 {being born} \u2192 [was born]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51fa\u751f)\n\t\t\t(r\u00ec\u00b7q\u012b\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{sun \u2192 [day]} \u00b7 {scheduled time} \u2192 [date]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u65e5\u671f)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[date of birth; birth date]<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d is subtly different from \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>sh\u0113ngri<\/i>\u2009<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(sh\u0113ng\u00b7ri\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{given birth to} \u00b7 {sun \u2192 [day]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[birthday]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u751f\u65e5)<\/span>\u201d, a common expression that many Mandarin field language learners likely have heard of. Comparing the English and Mandarin versions of the above-mentioned article, \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>ch\u016bsh\u0113ng r\u00ecq\u012b<\/i>\u2009<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((ch\u016b\u00b7sh\u0113ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{had coming out of} \u00b7 {being born} \u2192 [was born]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51fa\u751f)\n\t\t\t(r\u00ec\u00b7q\u012b\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{sun \u2192 [day]} \u00b7 {scheduled time} \u2192 [date]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u65e5\u671f)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[date of birth; birth date]<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d corresponds with \u201cbirth date\u201d or \u201cdate of birth\u201d, while the one occurrence of \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>sh\u0113ngri<\/i>\u2009<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(sh\u0113ng\u00b7ri\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{given birth to} \u00b7 {sun \u2192 [day]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[birthday]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u751f\u65e5)<\/span>\u201d corresponds with \u201cbirthday\u201d. The dictionaries I checked confirm this distinction.<\/p>\n<h4>Morphemes and Related Expressions<\/h4>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Morpheme\" title=\"Morpheme - Wikipedia\">morphemes<\/a> in \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>ch\u016bsh\u0113ng r\u00ecq\u012b<\/i>\u2009<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((ch\u016b\u00b7sh\u0113ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{had coming out of} \u00b7 {being born} \u2192 [was born]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51fa\u751f)\n\t\t\t(r\u00ec\u00b7q\u012b\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{sun \u2192 [day]} \u00b7 {scheduled time} \u2192 [date]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u65e5\u671f)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[date of birth; birth date]<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d are relatively commonly used, but interesting.<\/p>\n<p>Besides just meaning \u201cout\u201d, the \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>ch\u016b<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{go\/come\/put\u2026 out}; out<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u51fa)<\/span>\u201d in \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>ch\u016bsh\u0113ng r\u00ecq\u012b<\/i>\u2009<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((ch\u016b\u00b7sh\u0113ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{had coming out of} \u00b7 {being born} \u2192 [was born]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51fa\u751f)\n\t\t\t(r\u00ec\u00b7q\u012b\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{sun \u2192 [day]} \u00b7 {scheduled time} \u2192 [date]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u65e5\u671f)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[date of birth; birth date]<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d can also mean \u201c[a verb] out\u201d, e.g., \u201cgo\/come out\u201d, \u201cput out\u201d, etc. For example, check out the literal meanings in these Mandarin expressions that contain this \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>ch\u016b<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{go\/come\/put out}; out<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u51fa)<\/span>\u201d (Tap\/click on 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> expression if 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 \u201cflashcard\u201d is not already visible.):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>Ch\u016b\u2010\u0100ij\u00ed\u2010J\u00ec<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((Ch\u016b\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Going Out from}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51fa)\u2010(\u0100ij\u00ed\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Egypt<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u57c3\u53ca)\u2010(J\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Record<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8bb0\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8a18<\/span>)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[The Book of Exodus]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>ch\u016bb\u01cen<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(ch\u016b\u00b7b\u01cen\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{put out} \u00b7 {printing block [of] \u2192 [edition [of]]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[publish]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51fa\u7248)<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>sh\u0113ng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{give birth to}\/{was given birth to}; {give life to} | grow | exist; live | {[is] living}; {[is] alive} | {[is] unripe} | {[is] raw}; {[is] uncooked} | {[is] unfamiliar}; {[is] strange} | {[is] unprocessed}; {[is] crude} | existence; life; living | {be afflicted with}; get; have | very; keenly; much | pupil; student; scholar | [<i>n suf<\/i> used in names of occupations]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u751f)<\/span>\u201d in \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>ch\u016bsh\u0113ng r\u00ecq\u012b<\/i>\u2009<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((ch\u016b\u00b7sh\u0113ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{had coming out of} \u00b7 {being born} \u2192 [was born]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51fa\u751f)\n\t\t\t(r\u00ec\u00b7q\u012b\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{sun \u2192 [day]} \u00b7 {scheduled time} \u2192 [date]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u65e5\u671f)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[date of birth; birth date]<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d is highly <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polysemy\" title=\"Polysemy - Wikipedia\">polysemous<\/a> (having multiple meanings), as can be seen from 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> Plus \u201cflashcard\u201d. Some notable expressions that contain it are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">life (both life in general and the life of an individual)<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u751f\u547d)<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>y\u01d2ngsh\u0113ng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(y\u01d2ng\u00b7sh\u0113ng \n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">eternal; everlasting \u00b7 life<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u6c38\u751f)<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>xu\u00e9sheng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(xu\u00e9\u00b7sheng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">learning \u00b7 {growing (one) \u2192 [student]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[student; pupil]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5b66\u751f\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5b78\u751f<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>f\u0101sh\u0113ng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(f\u0101\u00b7sh\u0113ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{issue forth} \u00b7 {come to life} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[happen]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u53d1\u751f\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u767c\u751f<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>m\u00f2sh\u0113ng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(m\u00f2\u00b7sh\u0113ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{(from) footpath between fields \u2192 [strange; unfamiliar; foreign]} \u00b7 {unripe \u2192 [unfamiliar; strange]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[strang; unfamiliar]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u964c\u751f)<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Heavenly Bodies, Times, Radicals, and Japan<\/h4>\n<p>As for the \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>r\u00ec<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{sun [\u2192 [day]]} | {suns \u2192 [daily | daytime]}<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u65e5)<\/span>\u201d in \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>ch\u016bsh\u0113ng r\u00ecq\u012b<\/i>\u2009<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((ch\u016b\u00b7sh\u0113ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{had coming out of} \u00b7 {being born} \u2192 [was born]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51fa\u751f)\n\t\t\t(r\u00ec\u00b7q\u012b\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{sun \u2192 [day]} \u00b7 {scheduled time} \u2192 [date]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u65e5\u671f)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[date of birth; birth date]<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d, it literally means \u201csun\u201d, but it is often used to mean \u201cday\u201d, since to us here on Earth it looks like the sun travels across the sky once a day. Similarly, \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>yu\u00e8<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">moon [\u2192 [month | monthly]]<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u6708)<\/span>\u201d literally means \u201cmoon\u201d, but is often used to mean \u201cmonth\u201d, because we here on Earth see the moon go through all its phases in a month.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>yu\u00e8<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">moon [\u2192 [month | monthly]]<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u6708)<\/span>\u201d, the character for it (\u6708) is a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Radical_(Chinese_characters)\" title=\"Radical (Chinese characters) - Wikipedia\">radical<\/a> that\u2019s used in the character for the \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>q\u012b<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{period of time}; phase; stage [\u2192 [issue (of a periodical); term (of a training class, etc.) | time]] | {scheduled time}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u671f\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u671f\/\u671e<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d in \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>ch\u016bsh\u0113ng r\u00ecq\u012b<\/i>\u2009<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((ch\u016b\u00b7sh\u0113ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{had coming out of} \u00b7 {being born} \u2192 [was born]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51fa\u751f)\n\t\t\t(r\u00ec\u00b7q\u012b\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{sun \u2192 [day]} \u00b7 {scheduled time} \u2192 [date]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u65e5\u671f)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[date of birth; birth date]<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d. (Radicals are components of Chinese characters, that are a not very systematic system within the not very systematic system that is the characters. Thus, they can be justly thought of as a rabbit hole within a rabbit hole. Those who love characters often really love radicals, but otherwise, consider yourself warned!)<\/p>\n<p>Changing the subject back to \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>r\u00ec<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{sun [\u2192 [day]]} | {suns \u2192 [daily | daytime]}<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u65e5)<\/span>\u201d, this morpheme appears in the Mandarin name for Japan, \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>R\u00ecb\u011bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(R\u00ec\u00b7b\u011bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Sun\u2019s \u00b7 {Root \u2192 [Origin]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Japan]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u65e5\u672c)<\/span>\u201d. This name literally means \u201cSun\u2019s Root\u201d (or \u201cSun\u2019s Origin\u201d), since from the point of view of China, the sun rises where Japan is, to the east. In turn, the English expression \u201cLand of the Rising Sun\u201d comes from this meaning.<\/p>\n<h4>Usage Examples<\/h4>\n<p>Here are a couple of examples of \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>ch\u016bsh\u0113ng r\u00ecq\u012b<\/i>\u2009<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((ch\u016b\u00b7sh\u0113ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{had coming out of} \u00b7 {being born} \u2192 [was born]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51fa\u751f)\n\t\t\t(r\u00ec\u00b7q\u012b\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{sun \u2192 [day]} \u00b7 {scheduled time} \u2192 [date]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u65e5\u671f)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[date of birth; birth date]<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d in use, taken from the above-mentioned article:<\/p>\n<p>English:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nThe Bible does not give a specific date for the birth of Jesus Christ\u2026\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mandarin:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plusParentNode(this)\" class=\"plusinfotransl\" title=\"Reveal All\" aria-label=\"Reveal All\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> <span onclick=\"advParentNode(this)\" class=\"plusinfotransl\" title=\"Reveal Advanced\" aria-label=\"Reveal Advanced\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcc4<\/span> <span onclick=\"minusParentNode(this)\" title=\"Reveal None\" aria-label=\"Reveal None\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcd8<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">Sh\u00e8ngj\u012bng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(Sh\u00e8ng\u00b7j\u012bng \n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">(the) Holy \u00b7 Scriptures \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[the Bible]<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u5723\u7ecf \n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8056\u7d93<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">b\u00ecng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">actually<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u5e76 \n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u4e26\/\u7add\/\u5e76<\/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 has<\/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)\">j\u00ecz\u01cei<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(j\u00ec\u00b7z\u01cei\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">recorded \u00b7 {written down}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8bb0\u8f7d\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8a18\u8f09<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">Y\u0113s\u016b<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Jesus<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u8036\u7a23 \n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8036\u7a4c<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">J\u012bd\u016b<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Christ\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u57fa\u7763)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">j\u00f9t\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(j\u00f9\u00b7t\u01d0\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">having \u00b7 body \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[specific]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5177\u4f53\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5177\u9ad4<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">de<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">\u2019s<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<strong><span onclick=\"plus(this)\">ch\u016bsh\u0113ng r\u00ecq\u012b<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((ch\u016b\u00b7sh\u0113ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{had coming out of} \u00b7 {being born} \u2192 [was born]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51fa\u751f)\n\t\t\t(r\u00ec\u00b7q\u012b\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{sun \u2192 [day]} \u00b7 {scheduled time} \u2192 [date]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u65e5\u671f)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[date of birth]<\/span>)<\/span><\/strong>\u2026\n\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>English:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u201cThe exact date of Christ\u2019s birth is not known.\u201d\u2014<i>Encyclopedia of Early Christianity<\/i>.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mandarin:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plusParentNode(this)\" class=\"plusinfotransl\" title=\"Reveal All\" aria-label=\"Reveal All\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> <span onclick=\"advParentNode(this)\" class=\"plusinfotransl\" title=\"Reveal Advanced\" aria-label=\"Reveal Advanced\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcc4<\/span> <span onclick=\"minusParentNode(this)\" title=\"Reveal None\" aria-label=\"Reveal None\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcd8<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\u201c<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\">(there) not \u00b7 {is having}<\/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)\">r\u00e9n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">person<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u4eba)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">qu\u00e8zh\u012b<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(qu\u00e8\u00b7zh\u012b\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">truly \u00b7 knowing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u786e\u77e5\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u78ba\u77e5<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">J\u012bd\u016b<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Christ<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u57fa\u7763)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">de<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> \n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">\u2019s<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<strong><span onclick=\"plus(this)\">ch\u016bsh\u0113ng r\u00ecq\u012b<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" 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