{"id":6297,"date":"2025-04-01T21:51:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T04:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=6297"},"modified":"2025-07-16T13:52:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T20:52:31","slug":"jiejing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2025\/04\/01\/jiejing\/","title":{"rendered":"ji\u00e9j\u012bng"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\t\tji\u00e9j\u012bng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(ji\u00e9\u00b7j\u012bng\n\t\t\t{tied (into a knot) \u2192 [formed]} \u00b7 crystal \u2192<\/span> [crystallized | crystal; crystallization | crystalline]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7ed3\u6676\n\t\t\t\u7d50\u6676<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t \ud83d\udc48\ud83c\udffc Tap\/click to show\/hide the \u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>\n<\/h3>\n\n

[Notes:<\/strong> Tap\/click on a P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> expression to reveal its <\/span>\u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>; tap\/click on a <\/span>\u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span> or its P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> expression to hide the<\/span> \u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>. \ud83d\udcd6<\/span> \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> \ud83d\udcd8 icons mean \ud83d\udcd6<\/span> Reveal All<\/strong>, \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> Reveal Advanced<\/strong>, and \ud83d\udcd8 Reveal None<\/strong> re all the \u201cflashcards\u201d<\/span> in the heading, paragraph, etc. that they are placed at the beginning of.]<\/p>\n

The \n\t\t\tSh\u0113ngm\u00ecng L\u00e1iz\u00ec Chu\u00e0ngz\u00e0o Ma?<\/span>\n\t\t\t((Sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng\n\t\t\tLife<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u751f\u547d)\n\t\t\t(L\u00e1i\u00b7z\u00ec\n\t\t\tCame \u00b7 From<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6765\u81ea\n\t\t\t\u4f86\u81ea<\/span>)\n\t\t\t(Chu\u00e0ng\u00b7z\u00e0o\n\t\t\tInitiating \u00b7 {Making, Creating} \u2192 [Creating]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u521b\u9020\n\t\t\t\u5275\u9020<\/span>)\n\t\t\t(Ma\n\t\t\t[? ptcl for \u201cyes\/no\u201d questions]<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5417\n\t\t\t\u55ce<\/span>)?\n\t\t\t\u2192<\/span> [Was Life Created? (lc)]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/i> (Was Life Created? (lc))<\/i> brochure and the \n\t\t\tSh\u0113ngm\u00ecng de Q\u01d0yu\u00e1n\u2014Zh\u00edde S\u012bk\u01ceo de W\u01d4 Ge W\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/span>\n\t\t\t((Sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng\n\t\t\tLife<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u751f\u547d)\n\t\t\t(de\n\t\t\t\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)\n\t\t\t(Q\u01d0\u00b7yu\u00e1n\n\t\t\t{Rising \u2192 [Starting]} \u00b7 Source \u2192 [Origin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8d77\u6e90\/\u539f)\u2014(Zh\u00ed\u00b7de\n\t\t\tWorth \u00b7 Getting \u2192 [Worth]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u503c\u5f97)\n\t\t\t(S\u012b\u00b7k\u01ceo\n\t\t\t{Thinking About} \u00b7 Examining<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u601d\u8003)\n\t\t\t(de\n\t\t\t\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)\n\t\t\t(W\u01d4\n\t\t\tFive<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e94)\n\t\t\t(Ge\n\t\t\t[mw]<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e2a\n\t\t\t\u500b\/\u4e2a<\/span>)\n\t\t\t(W\u00e8n\u00b7t\u00ed\n\t\t\tAsking \u00b7 Subjects \u2192 [Questions]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u95ee\u9898\n\t\t\t\u554f\u984c<\/span>)\n\t\t\t\u2192<\/span> [The Origin of Life\u2014Five Questions Worth Asking (lf)]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/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 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 Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure and the 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

It\u2019s Crystal Clear<\/h4>\n

This week\u2019s MEotW, \u201cji\u00e9j\u012bng<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(ji\u00e9\u00b7j\u012bng\n\t\t\t{tied (into a knot) \u2192 [formed]} \u00b7 crystal \u2192<\/span> [crystallized | crystal; crystallization | crystalline]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7ed3\u6676\n\t\t\t\u7d50\u6676<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> occurs in the box at the end of the QUESTION 1 section of the Origin of Life<\/i> brochure, which section is entitled, in English, \u201cHow Did Life Begin?<\/a>\u201d:<\/p>\n

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

\nQuestion:<\/strong> What takes greater faith\u2014to believe that the millions of intricately coordinated parts of a cell arose by chance or to believe that the cell is the product<\/strong> of an intelligent mind?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mandarin (WOL<\/a>, P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> Plus<\/a>):<\/p>\n

\n\n\t\t\t\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> \ud83d\udcd8<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tQ\u01d0ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(please<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8bf7\n\t\t\t\u8acb<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\txi\u01cengxiang<\/span>\n\t\t\t(xi\u01ceng\u00b7xiang\n\t\t\t{think about} \u00b7 {think about}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u60f3\u60f3)<\/span>:\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\tX\u00ecb\u0101o<\/span>\n\t\t\t(X\u00ec\u00b7b\u0101o\n\t\t\ttiny \u00b7 womb \u2192<\/span> [cell]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7ec6\u80de\n\t\t\t\u7d30\u80de<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tde<\/span>\n\t\t\t(\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tw\u00fash\u00f9<\/span>\n\t\t\t(w\u00fa\u00b7sh\u00f9\n\t\t\twithout \u00b7 number<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u65e0\u6570\n\t\t\t\u7121\u6578<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tb\u00f9fen<\/span>\n\t\t\t(parts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u90e8\u5206)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tcu\u00f2z\u014dng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(cu\u00f2\u00b7z\u014dng\n\t\t\t{are interlocked \u2192 [are intricate]} \u00b7 {are combined \u2192 [are composite]} \u2192<\/span> [are intricate]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9519\u7efc\n\t\t\t\u932f\u7d9c<\/span>)<\/span>\u2010f\u00f9z\u00e1<\/span>\n\t\t\t(f\u00f9\u00b7z\u00e1\n\t\t\t{are turned around \u2192 [are compound]} \u00b7 {are mixed} \u2192<\/span> [are complex]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u590d\u6742\n\t\t\t\u8907\u96dc<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\txi\u0101ngh\u00f9<\/span>\n\t\t\t({with each other}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u76f8\u4e92)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\txi\u00e9ti\u00e1o<\/span>\n\t\t\t(xi\u00e9\u00b7ti\u00e1o\n\t\t\t{assisting \u2192 [coordinatedly]} \u00b7 {are regulated \u2192 [fit in perfectly]} \u2192<\/span> [coordinate]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u534f\u8c03\n\t\t\t\u5354\u8abf<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\tn\u01d0<\/span>\n\t\t\t(you<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4f60)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tr\u00e8nw\u00e9i<\/span>\n\t\t\t(r\u00e8n\u00b7w\u00e9i\n\t\t\t{do identify} \u00b7 {(it) to be} (that)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8ba4\u4e3a\n\t\t\t\u8a8d\u70ba<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tx\u00ecb\u0101o<\/span>\n\t\t\t(x\u00ec\u00b7b\u0101o\n\t\t\ttiny \u00b7 womb \u2192<\/span> [cell]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7ec6\u80de\n\t\t\t\u7d30\u80de<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tsh\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(is<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u662f)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tp\u00e8ngqi\u01ceo<\/span>\n\t\t\t(p\u00e8ng\u00b7qi\u01ceo\n\t\t\t{having bumped into} \u00b7 {being coincidental} \u2192<\/span> [by chance]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u78b0\u5de7)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tch\u01censh\u0113ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(ch\u01cen\u00b7sh\u0113ng\n\t\t\t{given birth to \u2192 [produced]} \u00b7 {given birth to \u2192 [caused to exist]} \u2192<\/span> [brought into being]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4ea7\u751f\n\t\t\t\u7522\u751f<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tde<\/span>\n\t\t\t({\u2019s (thing)}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\th\u00e1ishi<\/span>\n\t\t\t(h\u00e1i\u00b7shi\n\t\t\t{still more \u2192<\/span> [or]}<\/span> \u00b7 {is (it)}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8fd8\u662f\n\t\t\t\u9084\u662f<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tzh\u00echu\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(zh\u00ec\u00b7hu\u00ec\n\t\t\twisdom \u00b7 intelligence \u2192<\/span> [wisdom]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u667a\u6167)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tde<\/span>\n\t\t\t(\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tji\u00e9j\u012bng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(ji\u00e9\u00b7j\u012bng\n\t\t\t{tied (into a knot) \u2192 [formed]} \u00b7 crystal \u2192<\/span> [crystallization]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7ed3\u6676\n\t\t\t\u7d50\u6676<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\tne<\/span>\n\t\t\t(<\/i>[? ptcl]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5462)<\/span>?\n\n\t\t\tN\u01ce<\/span>\n\t\t\t(which<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u54ea)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\ty\u00ed<\/span>\n\t\t\t(one<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\ty\u00e0ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(form \u2192<\/span> [way]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6837\n\t\t\t\u6a23<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tc\u00e1i<\/span>\n\t\t\t({only then}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u624d\n\t\t\t\u624d\/\u7e94<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tsh\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(is<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u662f)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tb\u00f9k\u011b<\/span>\n\t\t\t(b\u00f9\u00b7k\u011b\n\t\t\t(one) not \u00b7 can \u2192<\/span> [(one) cannot]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e0d\u53ef)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tzh\u00ecx\u00ecn<\/span>\n\t\t\t(zh\u00ec\u00b7x\u00ecn\n\t\t\tplace \u00b7 {believing in} \u2192<\/span> [believe (usually used in the negative)]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7f6e\u4fe1)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tde<\/span>\n\t\t\t({\u2019s (way)}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tne<\/span>\n\t\t\t(<\/i>[? ptcl]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5462)<\/span>?\n\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s Really Crystal Clear<\/h4>\n

The MEotW post<\/a> on \u201ccu\u00f2z\u014dng<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(cu\u00f2\u00b7z\u014dng\n\t\t\t{[is] interlocked and jagged \u2192 [[is] intricate]} \u00b7 {[is] combined \u2192 [[is] composite]} \u2192<\/span> [[is] intricate; complex; tangled]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9519\u7efc\n\t\t\t\u932f\u7d9c<\/span>)<\/span>\u2010f\u00f9z\u00e1<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(f\u00f9\u00b7z\u00e1\n\t\t\t{[is] turned around \u2192 [[is] compound; complex]} \u00b7 {[is] mixed} \u2192<\/span> [[is] complicated; complex]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u590d\u6742\n\t\t\t\u8907\u96dc<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> which occurs a bit before this week\u2019s MEotW \u201cji\u00e9j\u012bng<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(ji\u00e9\u00b7j\u012bng\n\t\t\t{tied (into a knot) \u2192 [formed]} \u00b7 crystal \u2192<\/span> [crystallized | crystal; crystallization | crystalline]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7ed3\u6676\n\t\t\t\u7d50\u6676<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> in the above-quoted paragraph, contains this sentence:<\/p>\n

\nIn \u201ccu\u00f2z\u014dng<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(cu\u00f2\u00b7z\u014dng\n\t\t\t{[being] interlocked and jagged \u2192 [[being] intricate]} \u00b7 {[being] combined \u2192 [[being] composite]} \u2192<\/span> [[being] intricate; complex; tangled | (mental) complex (n)]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9519\u7efc\n\t\t\t\u932f\u7d9c<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> \u201ccu\u00f2<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t({[is] alternating; staggered} [\u2192 [[is] wrong; mistaken; incorrect; erroneous | missed | grinding; rubbing | moving to the side | mistake; error; blunder [\u2192 [fault]]]] | {[is] interlocked and jagged} [\u2192 [intricate]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9519\n\t\t\t\u932f<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> literally means \u201cinterlocked and jagged\u201d, and it effectively means \u201cintricate\u201d.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cInterlocked and jagged\u201d and \u201cintricate\u201d may bring to mind a clockwork mechanism, like this:<\/p>\n

\"Closeup<\/p>\n

To people who see such a clockwork mechanism, it would generally be really crystal clear that such a mechanism is a product of intelligence, and it is interesting to consider how \u201cji\u00e9j\u012bng<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(ji\u00e9\u00b7j\u012bng\n\t\t\t{tied (into a knot) \u2192 [formed]} \u00b7 crystal \u2192<\/span> [crystallized | crystal; crystallization | crystalline]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7ed3\u6676\n\t\t\t\u7d50\u6676<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> works as a Mandarin translation for \u201cproduct\u201d, as it does in the above example from the Origin of Life<\/i> brochure.<\/p>\n

The \u201cji\u00e9<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t({tie [(a knot of)]}; knit; weave [\u2192 [congeal; form; forge; cement | join together; bind; connect; unite | settle; conclude]] | {tying (of a knot)} \u2192<\/span> [knot | (electrical) junction | node | written guarantee; affidavit; bond]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7ed3\n\t\t\t\u7d50<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> in \u201cji\u00e9j\u012bng<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(ji\u00e9\u00b7j\u012bng\n\t\t\t{tied (into a knot) \u2192 [formed]} \u00b7 crystal \u2192<\/span> [crystallized | crystal; crystallization | crystalline]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7ed3\u6676\n\t\t\t\u7d50\u6676<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> literally means \u201ctie (into a knot)\u201d, and in this context it effectively means \u201cform\u201d (used as a verb). (This \u201cji\u00e9<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t({tie [(a knot of)]}; knit; weave [\u2192 [congeal; form; forge; cement | join together; bind; connect; unite | settle; conclude]] | {tying (of a knot)} \u2192<\/span> [knot | (electrical) junction | node | written guarantee; affidavit; bond]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7ed3\n\t\t\t\u7d50<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> also appears in well-known expressions like \u201cji\u00e9gu\u01d2<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(ji\u00e9\u00b7gu\u01d2\n\t\t\t{tied (into a knot) \u2192 [formed]} \u00b7 fruit \u2192<\/span> [result | as a result]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7ed3\u679c\n\t\t\t\u7d50\u679c<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i>\n\n\t\t\t\u201cji\u00e9l\u00f9n<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(ji\u00e9\u00b7l\u00f9n\n\t\t\t{tying up \u2192 [concluding]} \u00b7 determining \u2192<\/span> [conclusion; verdict]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7ed3\u8bba\n\t\t\t\u7d50\u8ad6<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> and\n\n\t\t\t\u201cji\u00e9h\u016bn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(ji\u00e9\u00b7h\u016bn\n\t\t\t{tie (a knot of)} \u00b7 {marrying \u2192 [marriage]} \u2192<\/span> [marry; get married]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7ed3\u5a5a\n\t\t\t\u7d50\u5a5a<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d.)<\/i> The other morpheme<\/a> \u201cj\u012bng<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(crystal [\u2192 [clear; brilliant; bright; radiant; glittering; sparkling]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6676)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> means \u201ccrystal\u201d. Being put together this way, \u201cji\u00e9j\u012bng<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(ji\u00e9\u00b7j\u012bng\n\t\t\t{tied (into a knot) \u2192 [formed]} \u00b7 crystal \u2192<\/span> [crystallized | crystal; crystallization | crystalline]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7ed3\u6676\n\t\t\t\u7d50\u6676<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> on one level of literalness can mean \u201cformed crystal\u201d, and it can effectively mean \u201ccrystallization<\/a>\u201d. This word literally refers to something that has solidified into a crystal, and it can metaphorically refer to \u201ca mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation\u201d. Similary, a product is something that is produced, that previously was not fixed, concrete, or solid, but that is made to become so, by, for example, intelligence\u2014a crystallization is a product of the process of crystal formation, and a product is a crystallization, a solid result, of the production process.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Really, Really Crystal Clear<\/h4>\n

If it\u2019s crystal clear that a clockwork mechanism like the one in the image above must have been the product, or crystallization, of intelligence, then what about \u201cthe millions of intricately coordinated parts of a cell\u201d? To give us an idea of how some of the parts of a cell function, here is a video I came across that uses computer animation to help us visualize how tiny molecular machines (discussed in the MEotW post<\/a> on \u201cf\u0113nz\u01d0 j\u00f9h\u00e9\u2010t\u01d0<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t((f\u0113n\u00b7z\u01d0\n\t\t\t{divided (off)} \u00b7 {small and hard thing} \u2192 [molecular]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5206\u5b50)\n\t\t\t(j\u00f9\u00b7h\u00e9\n\t\t\tassembled \u00b7 {closed \u2192 [combined]} \u2192 [polymerized]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u805a\u5408)\u2010(t\u01d0\n\t\t\tbody<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4f53\n\t\t\t\u9ad4\/\u4f53\/\u8eb0<\/span>)\n\t\t\t\u2192<\/span> [(protein) molecular machine]<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d)<\/i> inside our cells copy DNA:<\/p>\n