{"id":8024,"date":"2026-09-15T14:29:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T21:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=8024"},"modified":"2026-09-15T14:43:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T21:43:44","slug":"lisu%e2%80%90ren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2026\/09\/15\/lisu%e2%80%90ren\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u00eds\u00fa\u2010r\u00e9n"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<h1 style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\t\t<h2 style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">L\u00eds\u00fa\u2010r\u00e9n<sup class=\"plus\">+<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((L\u00ed\u00b7s\u00fa\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Apart from} \u00b7 {Vulgar \u2192 [Secular] (World)}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u79bb\u4fd7\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u96e2\u4fd7<\/span>)\u2010(r\u00e9n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">people | person[s] | man\/men<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4eba)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Naz\u02b9i\u00b7rite[s]]<\/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>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)\" 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>, 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>Apart from the Vulgar World<\/h4>\n<p>This week\u2019s MEotW, <span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><i>\u201cL\u00eds\u00fa\u2010r\u00e9n<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((L\u00ed\u00b7s\u00fa\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Apart from} \u00b7 {Vulgar \u2192 [Secular] (World)}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u79bb\u4fd7\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u96e2\u4fd7<\/span>)\u2010(r\u00e9n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">people | person[s] | man\/men<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4eba)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Naz\u02b9i\u00b7rite[s]]<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> appears in the first paragraph of <a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/cmn-Hans\/wol\/d\/r23\/lp-chs-rb\/1102016048\" title=\"\u8036\u548c\u534e\u4f7f\u53c2\u5b59\u529b\u5927\u65e0\u7a77 \u2014 \u5b88\u671b\u53f0\u7ebf\u4e0a\u4e66\u5e93\">Lesson 38 of the Mandarin <i>Learn From the Bible<\/i> book<\/a>, which is entitled <span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><i>\u201cY\u0113h\u00e9hu\u00e1<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Jehovah<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8036\u548c\u534e\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8036\u548c\u83ef<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><i>Sh\u01d0<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Made<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4f7f)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><i>C\u0101ns\u016bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Samson<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u53c2\u5b59\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u53c3\u5b6b<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><i>L\u00ec<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Strength<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u529b)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><i>D\u00e0<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{to Be Big} \u2192<\/span> [to Be Great]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5927)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><i>W\u00faqi\u00f3ng<\/i><sup class=\"plus\">+<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(W\u00fa\u00b7qi\u00f3ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{Not to Have} \u00b7 {Being Impoverished} \u2192<\/span> [to Be Boundless]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u65e0\u7a77\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u7121\u7aae<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> (\u201cJehovah Made Samson Strong\u201d):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/d\/r1\/lp-e\/1102016048#h=3\" title=\"Jehovah Made Samson Strong \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">English<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nHe will be a <strong>Nazirite.\u2019<\/strong> Do you know who the Nazirites were? They were special servants of Jehovah.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mandarin (<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/cmn-Hans\/wol\/d\/r23\/lp-chs-rb\/1102016048#h=3\" title=\"\u8036\u548c\u534e\u4f7f\u53c2\u5b59\u529b\u5927\u65e0\u7a77 \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> <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/lfb\/Pinyin_Plus\/sec05-08\/lfb-038.html#par1\" title=\"lfb Lesson 38 - Learn From the Bible Bk. (P\u012bny\u012bn+, Web)\"><sup>+<\/sup> \ud83d\udd17<\/a>):<\/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<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\">y\u00e0o<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">will<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8981)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">zu\u00f2<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">be<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u505a)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">L\u00eds\u00fa\u2010r\u00e9n<sup class=\"plus\">+<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((L\u00ed\u00b7s\u00fa\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Apart from} \u00b7 {Vulgar \u2192 [Secular] (World)}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u79bb\u4fd7\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u96e2\u4fd7<\/span>)\u2010(r\u00e9n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">person<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4eba)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Naz\u02b9i\u00b7rite]<\/span>)<\/span>.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\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\">zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(zh\u012b\u00b7d\u00e0o\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{do know} \u00b7 {(the) way (of)} \u2192<\/span> [do know]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u77e5\u9053)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">sh\u00e9nme<\/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)\" class=\"hand\">sh\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">were<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u662f)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">L\u00eds\u00fa\u2010r\u00e9n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((L\u00ed\u00b7s\u00fa\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Apart from} \u00b7 {Vulgar \u2192 [Secular] (World)}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u79bb\u4fd7\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u96e2\u4fd7<\/span>)\u2010(r\u00e9n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">people<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4eba)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Naz\u02b9i\u00b7rites]<\/span>)<\/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\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">L\u00eds\u00fa\u2010r\u00e9n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((L\u00ed\u00b7s\u00fa\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Apart from} \u00b7 {Vulgar \u2192 [Secular] (World)}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u79bb\u4fd7\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u96e2\u4fd7<\/span>)\u2010(r\u00e9n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">people<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4eba)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Naz\u02b9i\u00b7rites]<\/span>)<\/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\">were<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u662f)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\">Y\u0113h\u00e9hu\u00e1<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">Jehovah<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8036\u548c\u534e\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8036\u548c\u83ef<\/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 class=\"plusNonplussed\">\n\t\t\tt\u00e8bi\u00e9 p\u00far\u00e9n,\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Mandarin <i>Learn From the Bible<\/i> book here uses <span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><i>\u201cL\u00eds\u00fa\u2010r\u00e9n<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((L\u00ed\u00b7s\u00fa\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Apart from} \u00b7 {Vulgar \u2192 [Secular] (World)}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u79bb\u4fd7\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u96e2\u4fd7<\/span>)\u2010(r\u00e9n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">people | person[s] | man\/men<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4eba)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Naz\u02b9i\u00b7rite[s]]<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> to correspond with the English expression \u201cNazirite\u201d. The Glossary in the Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY contains the following <a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/d\/r1\/lp-e\/1001077207\" title=\"Nazirite \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">entry<\/a> for this expression:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nA word taken from the Hebrew for \u201cOne Singled Out,\u201d \u201cDedicated One,\u201d \u201cSeparated One.\u201d There were two classes of Nazirites: those who volunteered and those who were appointed as such by God. A man or a woman could take a special vow to Jehovah to live as a Nazirite for a period of time. Those voluntarily taking the vow had three principal restrictions: they were to drink no alcohol nor eat any product of the grapevine, they were not to cut their hair, and they were not to touch a dead body. Those appointed by God as Nazirites remained such for life, and Jehovah specified the requirements for them.\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/4\/6#study=discover&#038;v=4:6:2-4:6:7\" title=\"Numbers 6 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">Nu 6:2-7<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/b\/r1\/lp-e\/nwtsty\/7\/13#study=discover&#038;v=7:13:5\" title=\"Judges 13 \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">Jg 13:5<\/a>.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Morpheme\" title=\"Morpheme - Wikipedia\">morphemes<\/a> in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><i>\u201cL\u00eds\u00fa\u2010r\u00e9n<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((L\u00ed\u00b7s\u00fa\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Apart from} \u00b7 {Vulgar \u2192 [Secular] (World)}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u79bb\u4fd7\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u96e2\u4fd7<\/span>)\u2010(r\u00e9n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">people | person[s] | man\/men<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4eba)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Naz\u02b9i\u00b7rite[s]]<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> mean \u201cApart from\u201d \u201cVulgar (Secular) (World)\u201d \u201cperson\u201d. (Another expression that uses that noteworthy middle morpheme is <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2021\/11\/22\/shisu\/\" title=\"sh\u00ecs\u00fa - Mandarin Expression of the Week\">past MEotW<\/a> <span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><i>\u201csh\u00ecs\u00fa<\/i><sup class=\"plus\">+<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(sh\u00ec\u00b7s\u00fa\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{generation\u2019s \u2192<\/span> [world\u2019s]<span class=\"lit\">}<\/span> \u00b7 customs |\n\t\t\t{(of the) <span class=\"lit\">generation \u2192<\/span> [world]} \u00b7 <span class=\"lit\">{vulgar \u2192<\/span> [secular]<span class=\"lit\">}<\/span> |\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{generation \u2192<\/span> [world]<span class=\"lit\">}<\/span> \u00b7 <span class=\"lit\">{vulgar \u2192<\/span> [secular] (world)<span class=\"lit\">}<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e16\u4fd7)<\/span><i>\u201d.)<\/i> Comparing those meanings with the above description of \u201cNazirite\u201d, we can see that <span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><i>\u201cL\u00eds\u00fa\u2010r\u00e9n<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((L\u00ed\u00b7s\u00fa\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Apart from} \u00b7 {Vulgar \u2192 [Secular] (World)}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u79bb\u4fd7\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u96e2\u4fd7<\/span>)\u2010(r\u00e9n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">people | person[s] | man\/men<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4eba)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Naz\u02b9i\u00b7rite[s]]<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> is one of the rare Bible names that is translated into Mandarin based on its <em>meaning,<\/em> rather than based on its sound. (In fact, it\u2019s the only one that I can think of at this time that is translated that way.) Interestingly, the footnote for <a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/cmn-Hans\/wol\/b\/r23\/lp-chs-rb\/nwtsty\/4\/6#study=discover&#038;v=4:6:2\" title=\"\u6c11\u6570\u8bb0 6 \u2014 \u5b88\u671b\u53f0\u7ebf\u4e0a\u4e66\u5e93\">Numbers 6:2<\/a> in the Mandarin <i>NWT<\/i> Study Bible tells us that <span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><i>\u201cL\u00eds\u00fa\u2010r\u00e9n<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((L\u00ed\u00b7s\u00fa\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Apart from} \u00b7 {Vulgar \u2192 [Secular] (World)}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u79bb\u4fd7\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u96e2\u4fd7<\/span>)\u2010(r\u00e9n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">people | person[s] | man\/men<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4eba)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Naz\u02b9i\u00b7rite[s]]<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> can also be translated based on its sound, as <span onclick=\"plus(this)\" class=\"hand\"><i>\u201cN\u00e1x\u00ec\u2019\u011br\u2010r\u00e9n<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((N\u00e1x\u00ec\u2019\u011br\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Na\u00b7zir\u02b9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62ff\u7ec6\u8033\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u62ff\u7d30\u8033<\/span>)\u2010(r\u00e9n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">people | person[s] | man\/men<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4eba)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Naz\u02b9i\u00b7rite[s] (Nu. 6:2 ftn.: alternate translation, now usually <i>\u201cL\u00eds\u00fa\u2010r\u00e9n\u201d)]<\/i><\/span><i>)<\/i><\/span><i>\u201d:<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/img\/2026\/screenshots\/WOL\/Num_6-2-CHS-Py-WOL-dark-1200-O-70.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of \u201cN\u00e1x\u00ec\u2019\u011br\u2010r\u00e9n\u201d in Num. 6:2 (nwtsty, CHS+_P\u012bny\u012bn_ WOL)\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p>(Dark mode for the Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY (WOL) website, as shown in the above image, can be enabled in the Safari web browser by using the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/noir-dark-mode-for-safari\/id1581140954\" title=\"Noir - Dark Mode for Safari App - App Store\">Noir<\/a> Safari extension. Other web browsers may also have extensions with similar functionality.)<\/p>\n<p>This is, as the English saying goes, an exception that proves the rule\u2014generally, Mandarin versions of names that originated in other languages are designed based on the <em>sound<\/em> of the original language name, in accord with the basic linguistic principle that when it comes to human languages, <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\">speech is primary<\/a>, not writing, regardless of how those who repeat the <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2025\/12\/14\/hamijiduodun-2\/\" title=\"H\u0101m\u01d0j\u00eddu\u014dd\u00f9n - Mandarin Expression of the Week\">Ideographic Myth<\/a> erroneously claim that Chinese characters are awesome because they supposedly represent meaning visually without relying on speech sounds.<\/p>\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>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 \/ P\u012bny\u012bn+, Web)\"><i>Learn From the Bible<\/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>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)\" 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> and <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 web material based on the Mandarin <i>Learn From the Bible<\/i> book will be made available in 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> <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/lfb\/Pinyin_Plus\/index.html\" title=\"Learn From the Bible Bk. (P\u012bny\u012bn Plus, Web)\">Plus \/<\/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> web resource as time allows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Notes: Tap\/click on a expression to reveal its \u201cflashcard\u201d; tap\/click on a \u201cflashcard\u201d or its expression to hide the \u201cflashcard\u201d. \ud83d\udcd6 \ud83d\udcc4 \u2795 icons mean \ud83d\udcd6 Reveal All, \ud83d\udcc4 Reveal Advanced, and \u2795 Reveal + Symbols re all the \u201cflashcards\u201d in the heading, paragraph, etc. that they are placed at the beginning of.] A few [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[36,445,98,19,176,108,15],"tags":[37,316,104,320,166,97,319,234,640,143,233,301,24,321,46,136,77,458],"class_list":["post-8024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-culture","category-experiences","category-history","category-language-learning","category-science","category-technology","category-theocratic","tag-chinese-culture","tag-empathy","tag-ideographic-myth","tag-imitate-bk","tag-learn-from-the-bible-bk","tag-linguistics","tag-natalie-portman","tag-noir","tag-pinyin-2","tag-related-expressions","tag-safari","tag-short-links","tag-speech","tag-stories","tag-translation","tag-usage-examples","tag-watchtower-online-library","tag-writing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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