{"id":7511,"date":"2026-02-24T23:28:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T07:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=7511"},"modified":"2026-02-25T00:41:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T08:41:48","slug":"lahe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2026\/02\/24\/lahe\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u01ceh\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">L\u01ceh\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Ra\u02b9hab<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5587\u5408)<\/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>A few years back, I wrote up a brief <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/ia\/Reasons%20for%20Imitate%20Bk.%20Pinyin%2C%20etc.%20Material.html\" title=\"Reasons for Imitate Bk. P\u012bny\u012bn, etc. Material\">web page listing reasons<\/a> for producing <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>, etc. material for the <a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/publication\/r1\/lp-e\/ia\" title=\"Imitate (ia) \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\"><i>Imitate (ia)<\/i> book<\/a>. Some, especially some who grew up in the West, may have felt that this book is made up of \u201cjust stories\u201d, and ones that they were already quite familiar with, at that. However, we must remember that Chinese Bible students may often have a different perspective regarding the Bible accounts that are made to come to life in the <i>Imitate<\/i> book. As that web page said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Many Chinese people in the world have not been exposed to Bible accounts the way many Westerners have.<\/li>\n<li>Also, I have heard that some, perhaps many, Chinese Bible students tend to approach their Bible studies like intellectual exercises for accumulating <em>ch\u014duxi\u00e0ng<\/em> (abstract) head knowledge as if for a school exam, rather than as training for their hearts for their own real lives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Later, the web page touches on how some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/in-the-minds-of-others\/\" title=\"Fiction Hones Social Skills - Scientific American\">real-world benefits<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2020\/04\/11\/815573198\/how-stories-connect-and-persuade-us-unleashing-the-brain-power-of-narrative\" title=\"Storytelling's Power To Connect Us, Shift Perspective And Spur Action : Shots - Health News : NPR\">of good storytelling<\/a> like that found in the <i>Imitate<\/i> book involve <em>empathy<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2026\n<ul>\n<li>The actress Natalie Portman once said, \u201cI love acting. I think it\u2019s the most amazing thing to be able to do. Your job is practicing empathy. You walk down the street imagining every person\u2019s life.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The <em>Imitate<\/em> book helps build Bible students\u2019 <em>empathy<\/em> towards Bible characters, which in turn helps Bible students realize that others would feel empathy towards them as well if they imitated these Bible characters\u2014not everyone will just think they\u2019re crazy, like many worldly friends or family members might think.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While even fictional stories can have the benefits described in the links and the quote above, <em>true<\/em> stories from the Bible can have even greater benefits, including spiritual ones.<\/p>\n<p>Besides the <i>Imitate<\/i> book, another book from Jehovah\u2019s organization that relates Bible accounts is the <a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/publication\/r1\/lp-e\/lfb\" title=\"Learn From the Bible (lfb) \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\"><i>Learn From the Bible (lfb)<\/i> book<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/d\/r1\/lp-e\/1102016123\" title=\"A Letter From the Governing Body \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">letter from the Governing Body<\/a> in this book says that, similarly to the <i>Imitate<\/i> book, the <i>Learn From the Bible<\/i> book also \u201cbrings the Bible accounts to life and captures the feelings of those depicted\u201d, while, unlike the <i>Imitate<\/i> book, it \u201ctells the story of the human family from creation onward\u201d. While the <i>Learn From the Bible<\/i> book is especially suitable for children, the letter from the Governing Body in this book says that \u201cit can also be used to help adults who desire to learn more about the Bible\u201d. So, it would be good to consider on this blog some of the expressions used in the Mandarin <i>Learn From the Bible<\/i> book.<\/p>\n<h4>Same Characters, Different Pronunciations<\/h4>\n<p>This week\u2019s MEotW, <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cL\u01ceh\u00e9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Ra\u02b9hab<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5587\u5408)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> appears in the title of Lesson 30 of the Mandarin <i>Learn From the Bible<\/i> book:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/d\/r1\/lp-e\/1102016040\" title=\"Rahab Hid the Spies \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">English<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<strong>Rahab<\/strong> Hid the Spies\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mandarin (<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/cmn-Hans\/wol\/d\/r23\/lp-chs-rb\/1102016040\" title=\"\u5587\u5408\u8ba9\u63a2\u5b50\u85cf\u8d77\u6765 \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\/lfb\/Pinyin_Plus\/sec05-08\/lfb-030.html\" title=\"lfb Lesson 30 - Learn From the Bible 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<strong>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">L\u01ceh\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Ra\u02b9hab<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5587\u5408)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">R\u00e0ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Made<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8ba9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8b93<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">T\u00e0nzi<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(T\u00e0n\u00b7zi\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{(Ones) Trying to Find Sth. Out \u2192<\/span> [Spies]<span class=\"lit\">}<\/span> \u00b7 <i>[suf for nouns]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u63a2\u5b50)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">C\u00e1ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{to Be Hidden}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u85cf)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">Qilai<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(Qi\u00b7lai\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">Up \u00b7 {to Come}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8d77\u6765\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8d77\u4f86<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Mandarin <i>Learn From the Bible<\/i> book here uses <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cL\u01ceh\u00e9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Ra\u02b9hab<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5587\u5408)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> to correspond with \u201cRahab\u201d in English. The current Mandarin version of the <i>New World Translation<\/i> Bible (Study Edition) also uses <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cL\u01ceh\u00e9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Ra\u02b9hab<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5587\u5408)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> this way. For example, here is how it renders <a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/6\/2#study=discover&#038;v=6:2:1\" title=\"Joshua 2 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">Joshua 2:1<\/a>, which mentions Rahab:<\/p>\n<figure>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/img\/2026\/screenshots\/Jos_2-1_JW_Lib_nwtsty-Py-O.png\" alt=\"Joshua 2:1 in the Mandarin _NWT_ Study Bible, in the JW Library app\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\/finder?srcid=jwlshare&#038;wtlocale=CHS&#038;prefer=lang&#038;bible=06002001&#038;pub=nwtsty\" title=\"Joshua 2:1 in the Mandarin _NWT_ Study Bible, in the JW Library app\">Joshua 2:1<\/a> in the Mandarin <i>NWT<\/i> Study Bible, in the JW Library app<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Note, though, that 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> for this used to be <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cL\u0101h\u00e9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Ra\u02b9hab (old pronunciation)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5587\u5408)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> <em>with the same characters,<\/em> as can be seen in this screenshot of Joshua 2:1 in the PDF for the old printed <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> NWT Bible:<\/p>\n<figure>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/img\/2026\/screenshots\/Jos_2-1_bi8-Py-cropped-O.png\" alt=\"Joshua 2:1 in the PDF for the old printed _P\u012bny\u012bn_ _NWT_ Bible\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/cmn-Hans\/wol\/b\/r23\/lp-chs-rb\/bi12\/6\/2#study=discover&#038;v=6:2:1\" title=\"\u7ea6\u4e66\u4e9a\u8bb0 2 \u2014 \u5b88\u671b\u53f0\u7ebf\u4e0a\u4e66\u5e93\">Joshua 2:1<\/a> in the PDF for the old printed <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> <i>NWT<\/i> Bible<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Why was this pronunciation changed, even though the same characters are used? Perhaps this was done to align with the common pronunciation of this name. For example, in <a href=\"https:\/\/cc-cedict.org\/wiki\/\" title=\"CC-CEDICT Home [CC-CEDICT WIKI]\">CC-CEDICT<\/a>, a public-domain Chinese-English dictionary, the entry for this expression says that 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> for it is <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cL\u01ceh\u00e9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Ra\u02b9hab<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5587\u5408)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> and that the definition is \u201c(Protestantism) Rahab, mother of Boaz\u201d. In turn, perhaps there is some connection with the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ABC_Chinese%E2%80%93English_Dictionary\" title=\"ABC Chinese\u2013English Dictionary - Wikipedia\">ABC Dictionary<\/a>\u2019s definition of <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cl\u01ce<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{prostitute (slang)} | horn; bugle; trumpet; loudspeaker | lama<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5587)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> as \u201c(slang) prostitute\u201d, which, as many know, is what Rahab worked as before she joined Jehovah\u2019s people.<\/p>\n<h4>Context Is King, Not Characters<\/h4>\n<p>Anyway, what we have here are <em>homographs,<\/em> different expressions that are written the same way. In fact, my dictionaries say that the character \u201c\u5587\u201d that\u2019s used in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cL\u01ceh\u00e9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Ra\u02b9hab<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5587\u5408)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> can represent different expressions which can be pronounced <i>\u201cl\u0101\u201d, \u201cl\u00e1\u201d, \u201cl\u01ce\u201d,<\/i> or <i>\u201cla\u201d.<\/i> If one encounters the character \u201c\u5587\u201d then, which of its multiple possible pronunciations is the right one? And, which of its multiple possible meanings is the right one? It depends on the <strong>context,<\/strong> which is <em>the same as the situation with homophones written in<\/em> <span onclick=\"plus(this)\">P\u012bny\u012bn<\/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>. (Actually, in a way, a character like \u201c\u5587\u201d is <em>more ambiguous<\/em> than 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 like <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cl\u01ce<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{prostitute (slang)} | horn; bugle; trumpet; loudspeaker | lama<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5587)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> because at least 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 literally spells out its pronunciation, whereas with a character like \u201c\u5587\u201d, both its meaning <em>and<\/em> its pronunciation are ambiguous, even if one knows and can remember the character.)<\/p>\n<p>So, while advocates of characters often <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2026\/02\/15\/jijiao\/\" title=\"j\u00ecji\u00e0o - Mandarin Expression of the Week\">make a fuss<\/a> about the homophones in Mandarin that <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> would write the same way, the corresponding problem of homographs plagues the characters!<\/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>Learn From the Bible<\/i> book is:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/lfb\/Pinyin_Plus\/index.html\" title=\"Learn From the Bible Bk. (P\u012bny\u012bn Plus, Web)\"><i>Learn From the Bible<\/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>Learn From the Bible<\/i> book is:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tiandi.info\/lfb\" title=\"Learn From the Bible Book Links - tiandi.info\"><i>Learn From the Bible<\/i> Book Links (<strong>tiandi.info\/lfb<\/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>Learn From the Bible<\/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\/lfb\/Pinyin_Plus\/index.html\" title=\"Learn From the Bible Bk. 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