{"id":6083,"date":"2025-03-04T23:49:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T07:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=6083"},"modified":"2025-03-14T01:37:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T08:37:58","slug":"conghui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2025\/03\/04\/conghui\/","title":{"rendered":"c\u014dnghu\u00ec"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">c\u014dnghu\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(c\u014dng\u00b7hu\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{[is] quick at hearing \u2192 [[is] intelligent; bright; clever; sharp-witted]} \u00b7 {[is] intelligent; bright} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[[is] intelligent; bright; witty]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u806a\u6167\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8070\u6167<\/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>[<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>The <i>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">Sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng L\u00e1iz\u00ec Chu\u00e0ngz\u00e0o Ma?<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((Sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Life<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u751f\u547d)\n\t\t\t(L\u00e1i\u00b7z\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Came \u00b7 From<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6765\u81ea\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u4f86\u81ea<\/span>)\n\t\t\t(Chu\u00e0ng\u00b7z\u00e0o\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Initiating \u00b7 {Making, Creating} \u2192 [Creating]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u521b\u9020\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5275\u9020<\/span>)\n\t\t\t(Ma\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\"><span style=\"font-style: normal\">[? ptcl for \u201cyes\/no\u201d questions]<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5417\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u55ce<\/span>)?\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Was Life Created? (lc)]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/i> <i>(Was Life Created? (lc))<\/i> brochure and the <i>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">Sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng de Q\u01d0yu\u00e1n\u2014Zh\u00edde S\u012bk\u01ceo de W\u01d4 Ge W\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((Sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Life<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u751f\u547d)\n\t\t\t(de\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)\n\t\t\t(Q\u01d0\u00b7yu\u00e1n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Rising \u2192 [Starting]} \u00b7 Source \u2192 [Origin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8d77\u6e90\/\u539f)\u2014(Zh\u00ed\u00b7de\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Worth \u00b7 Getting \u2192 [Worth]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u503c\u5f97)\n\t\t\t(S\u012b\u00b7k\u01ceo\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Thinking About} \u00b7 Examining<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u601d\u8003)\n\t\t\t(de\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)\n\t\t\t(W\u01d4\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Five<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e94)\n\t\t\t(Ge\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\"><span style=\"font-style: normal\">[mw]<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e2a\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u500b\/\u4e2a<\/span>)\n\t\t\t(W\u00e8n\u00b7t\u00ed\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Asking \u00b7 Subjects \u2192 [Questions]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u95ee\u9898\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u554f\u984c<\/span>)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[The Origin of Life\u2014Five Questions Worth Asking (lf)]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/i> <i>(The Origin of Life\u2014Five Questions Worth Asking (lf))<\/i> brochure were originally published back in 2010, but relatively recently, the English version of the <i>Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure was updated to the December 2022 Printing, and the Mandarin version of it was updated to the February 2023 Printing. Also, the <i>Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure and the <i>Origin of Life<\/i> brochure are now in the Teaching Toolbox section in the JW Library app. So, it would be good to consider some of the expressions used in the Mandarin versions of these publications that can be so helpful when discussing whether life was created.<\/p>\n<h4>\u201cThere Is No Intelligent Creator\u201d?<\/h4>\n<p>This week\u2019s MEotW, which appears in the section of the Mandarin <i>Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure entitled <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cN\u01d0<\/i><\/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)\"><i>Xi\u0101ngx\u00ecn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(Xi\u0101ng\u00b7x\u00ecn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">It \u00b7 {Do Believe} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Do Believe]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u76f8\u4fe1)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>Sh\u00e9nme<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(Sh\u00e9n\u00b7me\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">What \u00b7 <i>[suf]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4ec0\u4e48\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u4ec0\/\u751a\u9ebc<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>Ne<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t<i>(<\/i><span class=\"mt\"><i>[? ptcl]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5462)<\/span><i>?\u201d<\/i> (\u201cWhat Do You Believe?\u201d), is <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cc\u014dnghu\u00ec<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(c\u014dng\u00b7hu\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{[is] quick at hearing \u2192 [[is] intelligent; bright; clever; sharp-witted]} \u00b7 {[is] intelligent; bright} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[[is] intelligent; bright; witty]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u806a\u6167\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8070\u6167<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d:<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/d\/r1\/lp-e\/1102010230#h=6\" title=\"What Do You Believe? \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">English<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nWill you trust the claims of those who say that there is no <strong>intelligent<\/strong> Creator and that the Bible is unreliable? Or will you examine what the Bible actually says?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mandarin (<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/cmn-Hans\/wol\/d\/r23\/lp-chs-rb\/1102010230#h=6\" title=\"\u4f60\u76f8\u4fe1\u4ec0\u4e48\u5462\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\/lc\/Pinyin_Plus\/lc-0.html#par4\" title=\"lc What Do You Believe? - Was Life Created? Br. (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)\">shu\u014d<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">saying<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8bf4\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8aaa\/\u8aac<\/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\"><span class=\"lit\">(there) not \u00b7 {is having \u2192 [is]} \u2192<\/span> [(there) does not exist]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6ca1\u6709\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">c\u014dnghu\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(c\u014dng\u00b7hu\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{quick at hearing \u2192 [intelligent]} \u00b7 intelligent \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[intelligent]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u806a\u6167\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8070\u6167<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\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<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">Z\u00e0ow\u00f9\u2010Zh\u01d4<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((Z\u00e0o\u00b7w\u00f9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Created \u00b7 Things<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9020\u7269)\u2010(Zh\u01d4\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Master<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e3b)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Creator]<\/span>)<\/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)\">y\u011b<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">also<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e5f)<\/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>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">k\u011bk\u00e0o<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(k\u011b\u00b7k\u00e0o\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{is able} \u00b7 {to be leaned on \u2192 [to be relied on]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[is reliable]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u53ef\u9760)<\/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)\">xi\u0101ngx\u00ecn<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(xi\u0101ng\u00b7x\u00ecn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">them \u00b7 {do believe} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[do believe]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u76f8\u4fe1)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">t\u0101men de<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((t\u0101\u00b7men\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">him\/her \u00b7 <i>[pl]<\/i> \u2192 [them]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4ed6\u4eec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u4ed6\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\">[their]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">hu\u00e0<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">words<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8bdd\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8a71<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">ma<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t<i>(<\/i><span class=\"mt\"><i>[? ptcl for \u201cyes\/no\u201d questions]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5417\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u55ce<\/span>)<\/span>?\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">H\u00e1ishi<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(H\u00e1i\u00b7shi\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{still more \u2192<\/span> [or]<span class=\"lit\">}<\/span> \u00b7 {is (it) that}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8fd8\u662f\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u9084\u662f<\/span>)<\/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\">(you) 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)\">q\u012bnz\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(q\u012bn\u00b7z\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{in person} \u00b7 self<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4eb2\u81ea\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u89aa\u81ea<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">k\u00e0nkan<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(k\u00e0n\u00b7kan\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{look at} \u00b7 {look at}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u770b\u770b)<\/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)\">d\u00e0od\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(d\u00e0o\u00b7d\u01d0\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">to \u00b7 bottom \u2192<\/span> [in the final analysis]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5230\u5e95)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">z\u011bnme<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(z\u011bn\u00b7me\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">what \u00b7 <i>[suf]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u600e\u4e48\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u600e\u9ebc\/\u9ebd<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">shu\u014d<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">says<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8bf4\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8aaa\/\u8aac<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">ne<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t<i>(<\/i><span class=\"mt\"><i>[? ptcl]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5462)<\/span>?\n\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As can be seen from the above quotes, the Mandarin <i>Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure uses <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cc\u014dnghu\u00ec<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(c\u014dng\u00b7hu\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{[is] quick at hearing \u2192 [[is] intelligent; bright; clever; sharp-witted]} \u00b7 {[is] intelligent; bright} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[[is] intelligent; bright; witty]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u806a\u6167\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8070\u6167<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> to effectively mean \u201cintelligent\u201d. Related expressions include <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cc\u014dngming<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(c\u014dng\u00b7ming\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{[is] quick at hearing \u2192 [[is] intelligent; bright; clever; sharp-witted]} \u00b7 <span class=\"lit\">{[is] bright \u2192<\/span> [[is] understanding]<span class=\"lit\">}<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u806a\u660e\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8070\u660e<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> which has the same first <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Morpheme\" title=\"Morpheme - Wikipedia\">morpheme<\/a> as <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cc\u014dnghu\u00ec<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(c\u014dng\u00b7hu\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{[is] quick at hearing \u2192 [[is] intelligent; bright; clever; sharp-witted]} \u00b7 {[is] intelligent; bright} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[[is] intelligent; bright; witty]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u806a\u6167\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8070\u6167<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> and <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201czh\u00echu\u00ec<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(zh\u00ec\u00b7hu\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">wisdom \u00b7 intelligence \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[wisdom]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u667a\u6167)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> which has the same second morpheme.<\/p>\n<p>Note that the first morpheme in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cc\u014dnghu\u00ec<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(c\u014dng\u00b7hu\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{[is] quick at hearing \u2192 [[is] intelligent; bright; clever; sharp-witted]} \u00b7 {[is] intelligent; bright} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[[is] intelligent; bright; witty]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u806a\u6167\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8070\u6167<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> literally means \u201cquick at hearing\u201d. This may remind us of the scripture at <a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/59\/1#study=discover&#038;v=59:1:19\" title=\"James 1 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">James 1:19<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nKnow this, my beloved brothers: Everyone must be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger,\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Brains and Brawn<\/h4>\n<p>These days, people in the world are making a big deal about what artificial intelligence can do, but in many ways, current artificial intelligence is not even as intelligent and sensible as an average human child, so of course it cannot compare with the original <em>Divine<\/em> Intelligence, the Almighty God Jehovah. Is madly pursuing artificial intelligence\u2014that in many ways is not really that intelligent, that does not love humans back, and that could prove to be beyond humans\u2019 ability to control\u2014really an intelligent thing to be doing? Are the feverish efforts to develop ever more powerful artificial intelligence really about <em>intelligence,<\/em> or the blind pursuit of <em>power?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/WgLFuYmVyAw?si=ZrluA6-JyKrpweP0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" style=\"border-style: none\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Many in this world, including dictators (and wannabe dictators) and their supporters, certain varieties of technology enthusiasts, people intent on climbing the corporate ladder, etc., have shown that they simple-mindedly and hard-heartedly worship <em>power<\/em> above all else, and that they dismiss the value of intelligence (and also dismiss such vital things as love and justice as being inconsequential).<\/p>\n<p>Regarding how many view knowledge and intelligence, famous science fiction writer and professor <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Isaac_Asimov\" title=\"Isaac Asimov - Wikipedia\">Isaac Asimov<\/a> said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azquotes.com\/quote\/461118\" title=\"Isaac Asimov quote: There is a cult of ignorance in the United States...\">this<\/a> about a common attitude he observed in the USA:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nThere is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that \u201cmy ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Actually, though, in many situations, sufficient intelligence can make all the difference. What difference can intelligence make? I remember that when I watched the movie <i>Jurassic Park<\/i> (which is about dinosaurs that humans recreate, and that then prove to be beyond the humans\u2019 ability to control), the time I found the predatory velociraptors most scary was not when they were using their teeth, claws, or speed, or otherwise showing how <em>powerful<\/em> they were. Rather, it was when one of them showed considerable <em>intelligence<\/em> and figured out how to turn a door handle to open the door that children it was chasing were hiding behind.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/hdOcrUtE-UQ?si=zJ7orAnj_jyVD5kv\" title=\"YouTube video player\" style=\"border-style: none\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Yes, sufficient <em>intelligence,<\/em> or <em>wisdom,<\/em> can be the difference between whether something gets done\u2014even something as simple as opening a door\u2014and if it <em>never<\/em> gets done. This is so even if much power is involved, and it is so no matter how long random chance is allowed to \u201cwork\u201d on it. Jehovah God\u2019s creative wisdom and intelligence, in addition to his almighty power, are certainly evident all around us in the natural world, in things that could never have come into existence without them. As <a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/19\/104#study=discover&#038;v=19:104:24-19:104:24\" title=\"Psalm 104 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">Psalm 104:24<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/24\/10#study=discover&#038;v=24:10:12-24:10:12\" title=\"Jeremiah 10 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">Jeremiah 10:12<\/a> say:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nHow many your works are, O Jehovah!<br \/>\nYou have made all of them in wisdom.<br \/>\nThe earth is full of what you have made.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\nHe is the Maker of the earth by his power,<br \/>\nThe One who established the productive land by his wisdom<br \/>\nAnd who stretched out the heavens by his understanding.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Working Hard and Working Smart<\/h4>\n<p>Speaking of intelligence, sometimes Mandarin learners who work smart by 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> whenever they can are accused by Chinese character chauvinists (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordnik.com\/words\/masochist\" title=\"masochist - definition and meaning\">masochists<\/a>?) of being unwilling to work hard. However, does working smart necessarily mean not working hard? The best results actually come from doing <em>both<\/em>\u2014working hard <em>and<\/em> working smart\u2014not just doing one or the other.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sure, work hard and learn all the Chinese characters you can. (It\u2019s not humanly possible to learn and remember all of them.)<\/p>\n<p>Work SMART too, though\u2014use _P\u012bny\u012bn_ to quickly and easily read and write ANYTHING in Mandarin. While others are mired in tradition, you\u2019ll get ahead. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QwbS4mg9h4\">pic.twitter.com\/QwbS4mg9h4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Troubadour WW (@troubadourww) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/troubadourww\/status\/1871624022578036875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And really, are we not showing an anti-intelligence and anti-wisdom attitude if we oppose doing God\u2019s work the easy way in order to support doing things the hard way, just for the sake of preserving human tradition? Do we want to be part of the \u201ccult of ignorance\u201d?<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>For convenience:<\/p>\n<p>The direct link for the current-generation <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>Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure is:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/lc\/Pinyin_Plus\/index.html\" title=\"Was Life Created? Br. (P\u012bny\u012bn Plus, Web)\"><i>Was Life Created?<\/i> Br. (<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>Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure is:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tiandi.info\/lc\" title=\"Was Life Created? Brochure Links - tiandi.info\"><i>Was Life Created?<\/i> Brochure Links (<strong>tiandi.info\/lc<\/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>Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure 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\/lc\/Pinyin_Plus\/index.html\" title=\"Was Life Created? 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