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\n\t\t\td\u00f2ngn\u00f9+<\/sup><\/span>\n\t\t\t(d\u00f2ng\u00b7n\u00f9\n\t\t\t{have moved} \u00b7 anger; rage; fury \u2192<\/span> [get angry; lose temper; fly into a rage]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u52a8\u6012\n\t\t\t\u52d5\u6012<\/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> \u2795 icons mean \ud83d\udcd6<\/span> Reveal All<\/strong>, \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> Reveal Advanced<\/strong>, and \u2795 Reveal + Symbols<\/strong> re all the \u201cflashcards\u201d<\/span> in the heading, paragraph, etc. that they are placed at the beginning of.]<\/p>\n

I have long especially liked 1 Corinthians 13<\/a>. It contains counsel on what really does and doesn\u2019t matter in life, an extensive description and definition of the most important kind of love, and a sublime discussion about the need to become complete, mature, as a person. As these apply to life in general, so too do they apply to our lives as Mandarin field language learners.<\/p>\n

As Mandarin field language learners, it can benefit us greatly to consider what we can learn from 1 Corinthians 13, and along the way, we can also consider some of the Mandarin expressions used in that chapter<\/a> in the current version of the Mandarin New World Translation<\/i> Bible (nwtsty).<\/p>\n

Moved to Anger<\/h4>\n

This week\u2019s MEotW, \u201cd\u00f2ngn\u00f9<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(d\u00f2ng\u00b7n\u00f9\n\t\t\t{have moved} \u00b7 anger; rage; fury \u2192<\/span> [get angry; lose temper; fly into a rage]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u52a8\u6012\n\t\t\t\u52d5\u6012<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> is used in verse 5 (WOL<\/a>) of 1 Corinthians 13:<\/p>\n

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For comparison, here are the current English and 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 renderings of 1 Corinthians 13:5:<\/p>\n

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

\ndoes not behave indecently, does not look for its own interests, does not become provoked.<\/strong> It does not keep account of the injury.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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> \u2795<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tb\u00fa<\/span>\n\t\t\t(not<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e0d)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tzu\u00f2<\/span>\n\t\t\t({does do}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u505a)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tb\u00f9<\/span>\n\t\t\t(not<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e0d)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tgu\u012bju+<\/sup><\/span>\n\t\t\t(gu\u012b\u00b7ju\n\t\t\t(following) {dividers \u2192 [rules]} \u00b7 {carpenter\u2019s squares \u2192 [regulations]} \u2192<\/span> [following established standards]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u89c4\u77e9\n\t\t\t\u898f\u77e9<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tde<\/span>\n\t\t\t(\u2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tsh\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(things<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e8b)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\tb\u00f9<\/span>\n\t\t\t(not<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e0d)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tqi\u00fa<\/span>\n\t\t\t({does seek}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6c42)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tz\u00ecj\u01d0<\/span>\n\t\t\t(self<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u81ea\u5df1)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tde<\/span>\n\t\t\t(\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tl\u00ecy\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(l\u00ec\u00b7y\u00ec\n\t\t\t{sharpening \u2192 [advantage]} \u00b7 benefit \u2192<\/span> [benefit]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5229\u76ca)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\tb\u00f9<\/span>\n\t\t\t(not<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e0d)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tq\u012bngy\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(q\u012bng\u00b7y\u00ec\n\t\t\tlightly \u00b7 easily<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8f7b\u6613\n\t\t\t\u8f15\u6613<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\td\u00f2ngn\u00f9<\/span>\n\t\t\t(d\u00f2ng\u00b7n\u00f9\n\t\t\t{does have moved} \u00b7 anger \u2192<\/span> [does get angry]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u52a8\u6012\n\t\t\t\u52d5\u6012<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\tb\u00fa<\/span>\n\t\t\t(not<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e0d)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tj\u00ecji\u00e0o+<\/sup><\/span>\n\t\t\t(j\u00ec\u00b7ji\u00e0o\n\t\t\t{does count} \u00b7 {does dispute about}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8ba1\u8f83\n\t\t\t\u8a08\u8f03<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tbi\u00e9ren<\/span>\n\t\t\t(bi\u00e9\u00b7ren\n\t\t\tother \u00b7 people<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u522b\u4eba\n\t\t\t\u5225\u4eba<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tz\u00e0och\u00e9ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(z\u00e0o\u00b7ch\u00e9ng\n\t\t\t{have created} \u00b7 {to come to be}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9020\u6210)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tde<\/span>\n\t\t\t(\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tsh\u0101ngh\u00e0i<\/span>\n\t\t\t(injuring \u2192<\/span> [injury]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4f24\u5bb3\n\t\t\t\u50b7\u5bb3<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In the example above, the Mandarin phrase \u201cb\u00f9<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(not<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e0d)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tq\u012bngy\u00ec<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(q\u012bng\u00b7y\u00ec\n\t\t\tlightly \u00b7 easily<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8f7b\u6613\n\t\t\t\u8f15\u6613<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\td\u00f2ngn\u00f9<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(d\u00f2ng\u00b7n\u00f9\n\t\t\t{does have moved} \u00b7 anger \u2192<\/span> [does get angry]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u52a8\u6012\n\t\t\t\u52d5\u6012<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> corresponds with the English phrase \u201cdoes not become provoked\u201d. As for the morphemes<\/a> in \u201cd\u00f2ngn\u00f9<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(d\u00f2ng\u00b7n\u00f9\n\t\t\t{have moved} \u00b7 anger; rage; fury \u2192<\/span> [get angry; lose temper; fly into a rage]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u52a8\u6012\n\t\t\t\u52d5\u6012<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> they literally mean \u201chave moved anger\/rage\/fury\u201d, and effectively mean \u201cget angry; lose one\u2019s temper; fly into a rage\u201d.<\/p>\n

Angrily Holding On to Tradition<\/h4>\n

I remember more than one Mandarin field language learner who reacted angrily when I suggested that using 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> more and deemphasizing characters would help them progress in learning Mandarin. Rather than appreciating the evident truth of what I was saying, or being thankful that I was trying to help them, they seemed offended and upset that I had dared to suggest something so out of step with the human traditions that they had been taught all their lives, and, perhaps, indignant that I had, in their estimation, dismissed and invalidated the blood, sweat, and tears that they had personally invested for years and years into the long, hard, bitter struggle that is learning characters.<\/p>\n

On the one hand, some may say that such reactions are only human, but on the other hand, the words of 1 Corinthians 13:5 that love \u201cdoes not become provoked\u201d show that actually, such ones are not completely acting out of Christian love when they react that way. As the Insight<\/i> book says<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\nLove \u201cdoes not become provoked.\u201d<\/i> It does not look for an occasion or an excuse for provocation. It is not moved to outbursts of anger, which is a work of the flesh. (Ga 5:19, 20<\/a>) One having love is not easily offended by what others say or do. He is not afraid that his personal \u201cdignity\u201d may be injured.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Happily, not all Mandarin field language learners react as mentioned above. Rather than reacting out of personal indignation, cultural pride, traditionalism, and chauvinism, or the tribalism<\/a> of the embattled few in \u201cthe club\u201d who have long endured together the difficult burdens of dealing with the unnecessarily extraordinarily complex characters, even some long-time Mandarin field language learners who have worked hard for a long time to learn characters listen humbly to the information I share with them about the linguistic<\/a> truths<\/a> that apply to our Mandarin field language learning, and are appreciative that these truths help to set them free from the unnecessary burdens imposed by mere human tradition.\u2014John 8:32<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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