{"id":5712,"date":"2025-01-06T23:53:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T07:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=5712"},"modified":"2025-03-14T04:56:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T11:56:54","slug":"ouran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2025\/01\/06\/ouran\/","title":{"rendered":"\u01d2ur\u00e1n"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">\u01d2ur\u00e1n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(\u01d2u\u00b7r\u00e1n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{[is] by chance\/accident [\u2192 [occasionally]]} \u00b7 {so | -ly} [(thing\/event\/occurrence\/etc.) \u2192 [accident]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5076\u7136)<\/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>[<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>One of the publications that is now recommended to be used on Bible studies is the <i>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">Y\u01d2ngyu\u01cen Xi\u01cengsh\u00f2u M\u011bih\u01ceo de Sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng\u2014H\u00f9d\u00f2ng Sh\u00ec Sh\u00e8ngj\u012bng K\u00e8ch\u00e9ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((Y\u01d2ng\u00b7yu\u01cen\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Eternally \u00b7 {Far (in Time)}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6c38\u8fdc\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u6c38\u9060<\/span>)\n\t\t\t(Xi\u01ceng\u00b7sh\u00f2u\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Enjoy \u00b7 Receive<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4eab\u53d7)\n\t\t\t(M\u011bi\u00b7h\u01ceo\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Beautiful \u00b7 Good<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7f8e\u597d)\n\t\t\t(de\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)\n\t\t\t(Sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Life<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u751f\u547d)\u2014(H\u00f9\u00b7d\u00f2ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Each Other} \u00b7 Moving \u2192 [Interactive]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e92\u52a8\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u4e92\u52d5<\/span>)\n\t\t\t(Sh\u00ec\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"lit\">Type<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5f0f)\n\t\t\t(Sh\u00e8ng\u00b7j\u012bng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Holy \u00b7 Scriptures \u2192 [Bible]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5723\u7ecf\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8056\u7d93<\/span>)\n\t\t\t(K\u00e8\u00b7ch\u00e9ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Lessons \u00b7 Procedure \u2192 [Course]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8bfe\u7a0b\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8ab2\u7a0b<\/span>)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Enjoy Life Forever!\u2014An Interactive Bible Course (lff)]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/i> (<i>Enjoy Life Forever! (lff)<\/i>) book. This week\u2019s MEotW, <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201c\u01d2ur\u00e1n<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(\u01d2u\u00b7r\u00e1n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{[is] by chance\/accident [\u2192 [occasionally]]} \u00b7 {so | -ly} [(thing\/event\/occurrence\/etc.) \u2192 [accident]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5076\u7136)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> appears in the first paragraph of lesson 6 of this book:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/d\/r1\/lp-e\/1102021206#h=3\" title=\"How Did Life Begin? \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">English<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nSome people think that life came from random, undirected events. If that is true, then we exist only because of an <strong>accident.<\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mandarin (<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/cmn-Hans\/wol\/d\/r23\/lp-chs\/1102021206#h=3\" title=\"\u751f\u547d\u662f\u600e\u4e48\u6765\u7684\uff1f \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\/lff\/Pinyin_Plus\/lff-06.html#par1\" title=\"lff Lesson 06 - Enjoy Life Forever! Bk. (P\u012bny\u012bn Plus, Web)\">Plus<\/a>):<\/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)\">Y\u01d2uxi\u0113<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(Y\u01d2u\u00b7xi\u0113\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{(there) are having \u2192<\/span> [(there) are]<span class=\"lit\">}<\/span> \u00b7 some<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6709\u4e9b)<\/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)\">r\u00e8nw\u00e9i<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(r\u00e8n\u00b7w\u00e9i\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">identifying \u00b7 {(it) to be}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8ba4\u4e3a\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8a8d\u70ba<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">life<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u751f\u547d)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">sh\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">was<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u662f)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">p\u00e8ngqi\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(p\u00e8ng\u00b7qi\u01ceo\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{having bumped into} \u00b7 {being coincidental} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[by chance\/coincidence]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u78b0\u5de7)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">ch\u01censh\u0113ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(ch\u01cen\u00b7sh\u0113ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{given birth to \u2192 [produced]} \u00b7 {given birth to \u2192 [caused to exist]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[brought into being]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4ea7\u751f\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u7522\u751f<\/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 (thing)}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>.\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">R\u00fagu\u01d2<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(R\u00fa\u00b7gu\u01d2\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">if \u00b7 <span class=\"lit\">{fruit \u2192<\/span> [if indeed]<span class=\"lit\">}<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5982\u679c)<\/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)\">sh\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">is<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u662f)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">zh\u0113n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">true<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u771f)<\/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 (thing)}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">w\u01d2men de<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((w\u01d2\u00b7men\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">us \u00b7 <i>[pl]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6211\u4eec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u6211\u5011<\/span>)\n\t\t\t(de\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[our]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">c\u00fanz\u00e0i<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(c\u00fan\u00b7z\u00e0i\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">existing \u00b7 {being present}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5b58\u5728)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">ji\u00f9sh\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(ji\u00f9\u00b7sh\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">exactly \u00b7 is<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5c31\u662f)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">ge<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t<i>(<\/i><span class=\"mt\"><i>[mw]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e2a\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u500b\/\u4e2a<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">\u01d2ur\u00e1n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(\u01d2u\u00b7r\u00e1n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{by accident} \u00b7 so (thing) \u2192<\/span> [accident]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5076\u7136)<\/span>.\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Idols, Accidents, and Implications<\/h4>\n<p>Interestingly, the first <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Morpheme\" title=\"Morpheme - Wikipedia\">morpheme<\/a> in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201c\u01d2ur\u00e1n<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(\u01d2u\u00b7r\u00e1n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{[is] by chance\/accident [\u2192 [occasionally]]} \u00b7 {so | -ly} [(thing\/event\/occurrence\/etc.) \u2192 [accident]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5076\u7136)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> is also the first morpheme in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201c\u01d2uxi\u00e0ng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(\u01d2u\u00b7xi\u00e0ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">idol \u00b7 <span class=\"lit\">{(instance of) being like \u2192<\/span> [image]<span class=\"lit\">}<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5076\u50cf)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> where it means \u201cidol\u201d. However, in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201c\u01d2ur\u00e1n<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(\u01d2u\u00b7r\u00e1n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{[is] by chance\/accident [\u2192 [occasionally]]} \u00b7 {so | -ly} [(thing\/event\/occurrence\/etc.) \u2192 [accident]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5076\u7136)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> it has an apparently unrelated meaning of \u201cby chance\u201d or \u201cby accident\u201d. (I guess one perhaps accidental connection between \u201cidol\u201d and \u201cby accident\u201d is that \u201cby accident\u201d is about the only way that an idol can actually do anything, unless one allows belief in an idol to influence one\u2019s own thoughts and actions.\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/19\/115#study=discover&#038;v=19:115:4-19:115:8\" title=\"Psalm 115 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">Psalm 115:4\u20138<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>The second morpheme in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201c\u01d2ur\u00e1n<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(\u01d2u\u00b7r\u00e1n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{[is] by chance\/accident [\u2192 [occasionally]]} \u00b7 {so | -ly} [(thing\/event\/occurrence\/etc.) \u2192 [accident]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5076\u7136)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> means \u201cso\u201d or \u201clike that\u201d, and it can act like \u201c-ly\u201d in English, marking adverbs. Usually, then, <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201c\u01d2ur\u00e1n<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(\u01d2u\u00b7r\u00e1n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{[is] by chance\/accident [\u2192 [occasionally]]} \u00b7 {so | -ly} [(thing\/event\/occurrence\/etc.) \u2192 [accident]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5076\u7136)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> means \u201cby chance\u201d, \u201caccidental\u201d, or \u201caccidentally\u201d. Occasionally, it can also mean \u201coccasionally\u201d or \u201cincidentally\u201d. Thus, according to dictionaries, this expression is a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stative_verb\" title=\"Stative verb - Wikipedia\">stative verb<\/a>, an adjective, or an adverb.<\/p>\n<p>In the example from the <i>Enjoy Life Forever!<\/i> book shown above, though, <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201c\u01d2ur\u00e1n<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(\u01d2u\u00b7r\u00e1n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{[is] by chance\/accident [\u2192 [occasionally]]} \u00b7 {so | -ly} [(thing\/event\/occurrence\/etc.) \u2192 [accident]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5076\u7136)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> is used as a <em>noun.<\/em> In such cases, there\u2019s an implied \u201cthing\/event\/occurrence\/etc.\u201d after this expression\u2019s morphemes\u2019 literal meanings of \u201cby accident so\u201d. This works out to \u201cby accident so (thing\/event\/occurrence\/etc.)\u201d, or \u201caccident\u201d. In cases like this, <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 material puts the implied word or words in parentheses.<\/p>\n<h4>A Meaningless Accident?<\/h4>\n<p>Was it just an accident that life came to exist? That would be the case if the claims of evolutionists are correct. Yes, spiritually, that emptiness and meaninglessness are all that evolution has to offer. In stark contrast, the Bible\u2019s creation account speaks of an origin springing from loving intention. As the <i>Enjoy Life Forever!<\/i> book goes on to say after the passage quoted above:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nIf Jehovah God created life, it would have a purpose, would it not?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While many people in this world are desperately looking around for meaning from outside themselves from things like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Artificial_general_intelligence\" title=\"Artificial general intelligence - Wikipedia\">artificial general intelligence<\/a> and artificial <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Superintelligence\" title=\"Superintelligence - Wikipedia\">superintelligence<\/a>, aliens, etc., we Mandarin field language learners have the privilege of sharing a positive, heartening, evidence-based message with the Mandarin-speaking people we meet: Jehovah God is the Divine Superintelligence who created the universe, including us, and he loves us and has a wonderful future in store for us!\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/24\/29#study=discover&#038;v=24:29:11\" title=\"Jeremiah 29 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">Jeremiah 29:11<\/a>.<\/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>Enjoy Life Forever!<\/i> book is:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/lff\/Pinyin_Plus\/index.html\" title=\"Enjoy Life Forever! Bk. (P\u012bny\u012bn Plus, Web)\"><i>Enjoy Life Forever!<\/i> Bk. (<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>Enjoy Life Forever!<\/i> book is:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tiandi.info\/lff\" title=\"Enjoy Life Forever! Book Links - tiandi.info\"><i>Enjoy Life Forever!<\/i> Book Links (<strong>tiandi.info\/lff<\/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>Enjoy Life Forever!<\/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 href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/lff\/Pinyin_Plus\/index.html\" title=\"Enjoy Life Forever! Bk. 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