{"id":7906,"date":"2026-07-26T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=7906"},"modified":"2026-07-26T23:20:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T06:20:56","slug":"nandao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2026\/07\/26\/nandao\/","title":{"rendered":"n\u00e1nd\u00e0o"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">n\u00e1nd\u00e0o<sup class=\"plus\">+<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(n\u00e1n\u00b7d\u00e0o\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{is (it) difficult} \u00b7 {to say [\u2192 [to suppose]] (that)} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[can\/could it be that; is it possible that; do you really mean to say that; don\u2019t tell me that]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u96be\u9053\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u96e3\u9053<\/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)\" class=\"hand\"><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)\" class=\"hand\"><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> \u2795 icons mean <span class=\"plusinfotransl\">\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> <strong>Reveal All<\/strong>, <span class=\"plusinfotransl\">\ud83d\udcc4<\/span> <strong>Reveal Advanced<\/strong>, and \u2795 <strong>Reveal + Symbols<\/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)\" class=\"hand\">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)\" class=\"hand\"><i>\u201cn\u00e1nd\u00e0o<\/i><sup class=\"plus\">+<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(n\u00e1n\u00b7d\u00e0o\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{is (it) difficult} \u00b7 {to say [\u2192 [to suppose]] (that)} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[can\/could it be that; is it possible that; do you really mean to say that; don\u2019t tell me that]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u96be\u9053\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u96e3\u9053<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> appears in subtitle 35 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\/cmn-hans\/%E5%A4%9A%E5%AA%92%E4%BD%93%E5%9B%BE%E4%B9%A6%E9%A6%86\/%E5%BD%B1%E7%89%87\/#cmn-hans\/mediaitems\/SeriesLFFVideos\/pub-lffv_151_VIDEO\" title=\"\u7ebf\u4e0a\u5f71\u7247\u5e93 | JW.ORG\u5f71\u7247\u4e2d\u6587\">video<\/a> used in point 5 of lesson 15 of this book:<\/p>\n<p>English:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n[Jesus\u2019] mother, Mary, lived in Nazareth.<br \/>\n<strong>Could he<\/strong> tell her while in the womb,<br \/>\n\u2018Please take me to Bethlehem because the scriptures say<br \/>\nI must be born there\u2019?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mandarin <span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><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><sup>+<\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/lff\/Pinyin_Plus\/section2\/lff-15-vid.html#v15-5\" title=\"lff Lesson 15 - Video Transcripts - Enjoy Life Forever! Bk. (P\u012bny\u012bn+, Web)\">\ud83d\udd17<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\n\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t34<br>\n\t\t\t00:02:05,141 \u2192 00:02:08,812<br>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plusParentNode(this)\" class=\"plusinfotransl hand\" title=\"Reveal All\" aria-label=\"Reveal All\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> <span onclick=\"advParentNode(this)\" class=\"plusinfotransl hand\" title=\"Reveal Advanced\" aria-label=\"Reveal Advanced\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcc4<\/span> <span onclick=\"plusPlusParentNode(this)\" class=\"hand\" title=\"Reveal + Symbols\" aria-label=\"Reveal + Symbols\" role=\"button\">\u2795<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">Y\u0113s\u016b<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Jesus<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8036\u7a23\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8036\u7a4c<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">de<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">\u2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">m\u01d4qin<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(m\u01d4\u00b7qin\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">mother \u00b7 relative<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6bcd\u4eb2\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u6bcd\u89aa<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">M\u01cel\u00ecy\u00e0<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Mary<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9a6c\u5229\u4e9a\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u99ac\u5229\u4e9e<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">yu\u00e1nb\u011bn<sup class=\"plus\">+<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(yu\u00e1n\u00b7b\u011bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">originally \u00b7 <span class=\"lit\">{root or stem \u2192<\/span> [originally]<span class=\"lit\">}<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u539f\u672c)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">zh\u00f9<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">lived<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4f4f)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">z\u00e0i<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">in<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5728)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">N\u00e1s\u0101l\u00e8<sup class=\"plus\">+<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Naz\u02b9a\u00b7reth<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62ff\u6492\u52d2)<\/span>.\n\n\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t35<br>\n\t\t\t00:02:08,812 \u2192 00:02:12,882<br>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plusParentNode(this)\" class=\"plusinfotransl hand\" title=\"Reveal All\" aria-label=\"Reveal All\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> <span onclick=\"advParentNode(this)\" class=\"plusinfotransl hand\" title=\"Reveal Advanced\" aria-label=\"Reveal Advanced\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcc4<\/span> <span onclick=\"plusPlusParentNode(this)\" class=\"hand\" title=\"Reveal + Symbols\" aria-label=\"Reveal + Symbols\" role=\"button\">\u2795<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">N\u00e1nd\u00e0o<sup class=\"plus\">+<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(N\u00e1n\u00b7d\u00e0o\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{is (it) difficult} \u00b7 {to say \u2192 [to suppose] (that)} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[could it be that]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u96be\u9053\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u96e3\u9053<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">Y\u0113s\u016b<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Jesus<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8036\u7a23\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8036\u7a4c<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">n\u00e9ngg\u00f2u<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(n\u00e9ng\u00b7g\u00f2u\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{was able} \u00b7 enough<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u80fd\u591f\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u80fd\u5920<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">z\u00e0i<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">in<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5728)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">m\u0101ma<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(m\u0101\u00b7ma\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">ma\u00b7ma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5988\u5988\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">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)\" class=\"hand\">d\u00f9zi<sup class=\"plus\">+<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(d\u00f9\u00b7zi\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">belly \u00b7 <i>[suf for nouns]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u809a\u5b50)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">li<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">inside<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u91cc\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u88e1\/\u88cf<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">g\u0113n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">with<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8ddf)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">m\u0101ma<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(m\u0101\u00b7ma\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">ma\u00b7ma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5988\u5988\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">shu\u014d<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{to say}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8bf4\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8aaa\/\u8aac<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/lff\/Pinyin_Plus\/section2\/img\/v15-5\/lff-v15-5-36.jpeg\" alt=\"Lesson 15 point 5 video subtitle 36\" width=\"142\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\t\t<p id=\"v5sub36\">\n\t\t\t36<br>\n\t\t\t00:02:12,882 \u2192 00:02:14,651<br>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plusParentNode(this)\" class=\"plusinfotransl hand\" title=\"Reveal All\" aria-label=\"Reveal All\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> <span onclick=\"advParentNode(this)\" class=\"plusinfotransl hand\" title=\"Reveal Advanced\" aria-label=\"Reveal Advanced\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcc4<\/span> <span onclick=\"plusPlusParentNode(this)\" class=\"hand\" title=\"Reveal + Symbols\" aria-label=\"Reveal + Symbols\" role=\"button\">\u2795<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">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)\" class=\"hand\">y\u00e0o<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">must<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8981)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">q\u00f9<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{go to}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u53bb)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">B\u00f3l\u00ech\u00e9ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Beth\u02b9le\u00b7hem<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4f2f\u5229\u6052\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u4f2f\u5229\u6046<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">sh\u0113ng<sup class=\"plus\">+<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{to give birth to}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u751f)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">w\u01d2<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">me<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6211)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t37<br>\n\t\t\t00:02:14,651 \u2192 00:02:17,220<br>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plusParentNode(this)\" class=\"plusinfotransl hand\" title=\"Reveal All\" aria-label=\"Reveal All\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> <span onclick=\"advParentNode(this)\" class=\"plusinfotransl hand\" title=\"Reveal Advanced\" aria-label=\"Reveal Advanced\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcc4<\/span> <span onclick=\"plusPlusParentNode(this)\" class=\"hand\" title=\"Reveal + Symbols\" aria-label=\"Reveal + Symbols\" role=\"button\">\u2795<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">w\u01d2<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">I<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6211)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">c\u00e1i<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{only then}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u624d\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u624d\/\u7e94<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">n\u00e9ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{will be able}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u80fd)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">y\u00ecngy\u00e0n<sup class=\"plus\">+<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(y\u00ecng\u00b7y\u00e0n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{to respond to} \u00b7 verifying (regarding) \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[to fulfil]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5e94\u9a8c\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u61c9\u9a57<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">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\">Holy \u00b7 Scriptures \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[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)\" class=\"hand\">y\u00f9y\u00e1n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(y\u00f9\u00b7y\u00e1n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{in advance} \u00b7 saying \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[prophecy]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9884\u8a00\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u9810\u8a00<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">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<\/p>\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>It\u2019s Hard to Say?<\/h4>\n<p>Over the years, I would occasionally encounter <span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><i>\u201cn\u00e1nd\u00e0o<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(n\u00e1n\u00b7d\u00e0o\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{is (it) difficult} \u00b7 {to say [\u2192 [to suppose]] (that)} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[can\/could it be that; is it possible that; do you really mean to say that; don\u2019t tell me that]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u96be\u9053\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u96e3\u9053<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> in my Mandarin field activities, and I would find it hard to say whether my initial impression was correct, that its <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Morpheme\" title=\"Morpheme - Wikipedia\">morphemes<\/a> literally translated to \u201cis (it) difficult\u201d \u201cto arrive at (that)\u201d. When I finally got around to looking up this expression and analyzing it, it turned out that I was right about the first morpheme, but wrong about the second one\u2014the first morpheme <span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><i>\u201cn\u00e1n<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{[is] difficult}; {[is] hard} | difficultly | {make difficult\/difficulties}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u96be\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u96e3<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d is indeed the one that means \u201cdifficult\u201d or \u201chard\u201d, and that also appears in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><i>\u201cn\u00e1nt\u00ed<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(n\u00e1n\u00b7t\u00ed\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">difficult \u00b7 topic \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[problem]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u96be\u9898\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u96e3\u984c<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> but the second morpheme is actually not the <span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><i>\u201cd\u00e0o<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{arrive [at\/in\/etc.]}; reaching [\u2192 [[up\/out\/etc.] to; until]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5230)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> that means \u201cto arrive at\u201d. Rather, it is the <span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><i>\u201cd\u00e0o<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">way; path; road [\u2192 <i>[mw]]<\/i> | say; speak; talk; chat | think; suppose<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9053)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> that is used in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><i>\u201cchu\u00e1nd\u00e0o<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(chu\u00e1n\u00b7d\u00e0o\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">spreading \u00b7 way \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[preaching]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4f20\u9053\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u50b3\u9053<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> and in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><i>\u201cd\u00e0oli<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(d\u00e0o\u00b7li\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">way; path; road \u00b7 reasoning; logic; doctrine [\u2192 [principle]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9053\u7406)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> where it means \u201cway; path; road\u201d. When it\u2019s used in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><i>\u201cn\u00e1nd\u00e0o<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(n\u00e1n\u00b7d\u00e0o\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{is (it) difficult} \u00b7 {to say [\u2192 [to suppose]] (that)} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[can\/could it be that; is it possible that; do you really mean to say that; don\u2019t tell me that]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u96be\u9053\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u96e3\u9053<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> though, it seems to have a different meaning that I was not familiar with before, that of \u201csay; speak\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>When the morphemes of <span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><i>\u201cn\u00e1nd\u00e0o<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(n\u00e1n\u00b7d\u00e0o\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{is (it) difficult} \u00b7 {to say [\u2192 [to suppose]] (that)} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[can\/could it be that; is it possible that; do you really mean to say that; don\u2019t tell me that]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u96be\u9053\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u96e3\u9053<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> are put together, then, they literally mean \u201cis (it) difficult\u201d \u201cto say [or, to suppose] (that)\u201d, and they can effectively mean \u201ccan\/could it be that; is it possible that; do you really mean to say that; don\u2019t tell me that\u201d. As <a href=\"https:\/\/pleco.com\/\" title=\"Pleco Software \u2013 The #1 Chinese dictionary app for iOS and Android\">Pleco<\/a>\u2019s built-in dictionary says, this enigmatic expression is used for \u201cgiving force to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordnik.com\/words\/rhetorical%20question\" title=\"rhetorical question - definition and meaning\">rhetorical question<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<h4>A Usage Example From the Bible<\/h4>\n<p>Here is another example of <span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><i>\u201cn\u00e1nd\u00e0o<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(n\u00e1n\u00b7d\u00e0o\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{is (it) difficult} \u00b7 {to say [\u2192 [to suppose]] (that)} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[can\/could it be that; is it possible that; do you really mean to say that; don\u2019t tell me that]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u96be\u9053\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u96e3\u9053<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> in use, from a familiar Bible account:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/43\/4#study=discover&#038;v=43:4:12\" title=\"John 4 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">English<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<strong>You are not greater than our forefather Jacob,<\/strong> who gave us the well and who together with his sons and his cattle drank out of it, <strong>are you?\u201d<\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mandarin (<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/cmn-Hans\/wol\/b\/r23\/lp-chs-rb\/nwtsty\/43\/4#study=discover&#038;v=43:4:12\" title=\"\u7ea6\u7ff0\u798f\u97f3 4 \u2014 \u5b88\u671b\u53f0\u7ebf\u4e0a\u4e66\u5e93\">WOL<\/a>, <span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><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><sup>+<\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/nwtsty\/Pinyin_Plus\/2-Greek\/43-Joh\/Joh-04.html\" title=\"Joh 4 - NWT (nwtsty) (P\u012bny\u012bn+, Web)\">\ud83d\udd17<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plusParentNode(this)\" class=\"plusinfotransl hand\" title=\"Reveal All\" aria-label=\"Reveal All\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> <span onclick=\"advParentNode(this)\" class=\"plusinfotransl hand\" title=\"Reveal Advanced\" aria-label=\"Reveal Advanced\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcc4<\/span> <span onclick=\"plusPlusParentNode(this)\" class=\"hand\" title=\"Reveal + Symbols\" aria-label=\"Reveal + Symbols\" role=\"button\">\u2795<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">Zh\u00e8i<\/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)\" class=\"hand\">k\u01d2u<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{mouth of a} \u2192<\/span> <i>[mw for things with mouths\/openings]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u53e3)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">j\u01d0ng<sup class=\"plus\">+<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">well<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e95)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">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)\" class=\"hand\">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)\" class=\"hand\">z\u01d4xi\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(z\u01d4\u00b7xi\u0101n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">forefather \u00b7 {earlier (person) \u2192 [ancestor]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[forefather]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7956\u5148)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">Y\u01ceg\u00e8<sup class=\"plus\">+<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Jacob<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u96c5\u5404)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">li\u00fag\u011bi<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(li\u00fa\u00b7g\u011bi\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{left behind} \u00b7 {to be given to}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7559\u7ed9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u7559\u7d66<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">w\u01d2men<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(w\u01d2\u00b7men\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">us \u00b7 <i>[pl]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6211\u4eec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u6211\u5011<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">de<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{\u2019s (well)}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">t\u0101<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">he<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4ed6)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">z\u00ecj\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">himself<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u81ea\u5df1)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">h\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"lit\">{(together) with} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[and]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u548c\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u548c\/\u9fa2<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">\u00e9rzi<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(\u00e9r\u00b7zi\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{(his) children \u2192<\/span> [his sons]<span class=\"lit\">}<\/span> \u00b7 <i>[suf for nouns]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u513f\u5b50\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5152\u5b50<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">ji\u0101ch\u00f9<sup class=\"plus\">+<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(ji\u0101\u00b7ch\u00f9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">(his) household \u00b7 livestock \u2192<\/span> [his cattle]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5bb6\u755c)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">d\u014du<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">all<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u90fd)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">h\u0113<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">drank<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u559d)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">zh\u00e8i<\/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)\" class=\"hand\">k\u01d2u<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{mouth of a} \u2192<\/span> <i>[mw for things with mouths\/openings]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u53e3)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">j\u01d0ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">well<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e95)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">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)\" class=\"hand\">shu\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">water<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6c34)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">n\u00e1nd\u00e0o<sup class=\"plus\">+<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(n\u00e1n\u00b7d\u00e0o\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{is (it) difficult} \u00b7 {to say \u2192 [to suppose] (that)} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[can it be that]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u96be\u9053\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u96e3\u9053<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">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)\" class=\"hand\">b\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{compared to}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6bd4)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">t\u0101<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">him<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4ed6)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">h\u00e1i<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{still more}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8fd8\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u9084<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">d\u00e0<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{are big} \u2192<\/span> [are great]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5927)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">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>?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>A Question for the Mandarin Field<\/h4>\n<p>Here is a rhetorical question for Mandarin field language learners to consider:<\/p>\n<p>English:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<strong>Is learning Chinese characters really<\/strong> the most important aspect of learning Mandarin?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mandarin:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plusParentNode(this)\" class=\"plusinfotransl hand\" title=\"Reveal All\" aria-label=\"Reveal All\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> <span onclick=\"advParentNode(this)\" class=\"plusinfotransl hand\" title=\"Reveal Advanced\" aria-label=\"Reveal Advanced\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcc4<\/span> <span onclick=\"plusPlusParentNode(this)\" class=\"hand\" title=\"Reveal + Symbols\" aria-label=\"Reveal + Symbols\" role=\"button\">\u2795<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">N\u00e1nd\u00e0o<sup class=\"plus\">+<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(N\u00e1n\u00b7d\u00e0o\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{is (it) difficult} \u00b7 {to say \u2192 [to suppose] (that)} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[can it be that]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u96be\u9053\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u96e3\u9053<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">xu\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">learning<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5b66\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5b78<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">H\u00e0nz\u00ec<sup class=\"plus\">+<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(H\u00e0n\u00b7z\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{Han (Chinese)} \u00b7 Characters<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6c49\u5b57\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u6f22\u5b57<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">zh\u0113nde<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(zh\u0113n\u00b7de\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{being real} \u00b7 {\u2019s (thing)} \u2192<\/span> [really]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u771f\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">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\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">xu\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">learning<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5b66\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5b78<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">p\u01d4t\u014dng\u2010hu\u00e0<sup class=\"plus\">+<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((p\u01d4\u00b7t\u014dng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">common \u00b7 {through(out) \u2192 [common]}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u666e\u901a)\u2010(hu\u00e0\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">speech<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8bdd\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8a71<\/span>)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[(Modern Standard) Mandarin (term commonly used in China)]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">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)\" class=\"hand\">zu\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">most<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6700\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u6700\/\u3761<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">zh\u00f2ngy\u00e0o<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(zh\u00f2ng\u00b7y\u00e0o\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">weighty \u00b7 important<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u91cd\u8981)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">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)\" class=\"hand\">y\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">one<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">f\u0101ngmi\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(f\u0101ng\u00b7mi\u00e0n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{direction \u2192 [side]} \u00b7 face \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[aspect]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u65b9\u9762)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">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\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For an answer to this question that\u2019s based, not on human tradition or cultural pride, but rather on the Bible, <i>The Watchtower,<\/i> and linguistics (language science), check out the article \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/articles\/-%20SPEECH%20is%20Top%20Priority%2C%20Not%20Characters.html\" title=\"SPEECH is Top Priority, Not Characters\">SPEECH is Top Priority, Not Characters<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Here is an excerpt:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nJust like it\u2019s an established fact that the earth is round, according to modern linguistics (the scientific study of language) this is also an established fact: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ling.upenn.edu\/courses\/Fall_2007\/ling001\/approaches.html#:~:text=Speech%20is%20primary%2C%20writing%20is%20secondary%20and%20is%20always%20derivative%20of%20speech.\" title=\"Linguistics 001 -- Perspectives and Approaches\"><strong>Speech is primary, writing is secondary and is always derivative of speech.<\/strong><\/a>\u201d This scientific truth about language, that Jehovah built us and wired us to primarily communicate meaning through <em>speech<\/em>, supports what <a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/46\/14#v=46:14:8-46:14:11\" title=\"WOL: 1 Corinthians 14:8\u201311\">1 Corinthians 14:8\u201311<\/a> (quoted above) says about <em>understandable speech<\/em> being of prime importance to Christian evangelizers.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr>\n<p>For convenience:<\/p>\n<p>The direct link for the <span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><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 \/ <span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><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><sup>+<\/sup> 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 \/ P\u012bny\u012bn+, Web)\"><i>Enjoy Life Forever!<\/i> Bk. (<i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i> Plus \/ <i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><sup>+<\/sup>, 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! 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