{"id":8082,"date":"2026-10-04T23:23:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T06:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=8082"},"modified":"2026-10-04T23:24:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T06:24:00","slug":"jinghua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2026\/10\/04\/jinghua\/","title":{"rendered":"j\u00ecnghu\u00e0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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\n\t\t\tj\u00ecnghu\u00e0+<\/sup><\/span>\n\t\t\t(j\u00ecng\u00b7hu\u00e0\n\t\t\t{to be clean\/pure} \u00b7 transform \u2192<\/span> [cleanse; purify; purge]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51c0\u5316\n\t\t\t\u51c8\/\u6de8\u5316<\/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

We in the Mandarin field should keep in mind that many Mandarin-speaking people were taught<\/a> to believe<\/a> in evolution<\/a>, and thus tend to not believe in God. The \n\t\t\tSh\u0113ngm\u00ecng L\u00e1iz\u00ec Chu\u00e0ngz\u00e0o Ma?<\/span>\n\t\t\t((Sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng\n\t\t\tLife<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u751f\u547d)\n\t\t\t(L\u00e1i\u00b7z\u00ec\n\t\t\tCame \u00b7 From<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6765\u81ea\n\t\t\t\u4f86\u81ea<\/span>)\n\t\t\t(Chu\u00e0ng\u00b7z\u00e0o\n\t\t\tInitiating \u00b7 {Making, Creating} \u2192 [Creating]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u521b\u9020\n\t\t\t\u5275\u9020<\/span>)\n\t\t\t(Ma\n\t\t\t[? ptcl for \u201cyes\/no\u201d questions]<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5417\n\t\t\t\u55ce<\/span>)?\n\t\t\t\u2192<\/span> [Was Life Created? (lc)]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/i> (Was Life Created? (lc))<\/i> brochure and the \n\t\t\tSh\u0113ngm\u00ecng de Q\u01d0yu\u00e1n\u2014Zh\u00edde S\u012bk\u01ceo de W\u01d4 Ge W\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/span>\n\t\t\t((Sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng\n\t\t\tLife<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u751f\u547d)\n\t\t\t(de\n\t\t\t\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)\n\t\t\t(Q\u01d0\u00b7yu\u00e1n\n\t\t\t{Rising \u2192 [Starting]} \u00b7 Source \u2192 [Origin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8d77\u6e90\/\u539f)\u2014(Zh\u00ed\u00b7de\n\t\t\tWorth \u00b7 Getting \u2192 [Worth]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u503c\u5f97)\n\t\t\t(S\u012b\u00b7k\u01ceo\n\t\t\t{Thinking About} \u00b7 Examining<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u601d\u8003)\n\t\t\t(de\n\t\t\t\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)\n\t\t\t(W\u01d4\n\t\t\tFive<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e94)\n\t\t\t(Ge\n\t\t\t[mw]<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e2a\n\t\t\t\u500b\/\u4e2a<\/span>)\n\t\t\t(W\u00e8n\u00b7t\u00ed\n\t\t\tAsking \u00b7 Subjects \u2192 [Questions]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u95ee\u9898\n\t\t\t\u554f\u984c<\/span>)\n\t\t\t\u2192<\/span> [The Origin of Life\u2014Five Questions Worth Asking (lf)]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/i> (The Origin of Life\u2014Five Questions Worth Asking (lf))<\/i> brochure were originally published back in 2010, but they are still considered current publications, and relatively recently, the English version of the Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure was updated to the December 2022 Printing, and the Mandarin version of it was updated to the February 2023 Printing. So, it would be good for us to consider some of the expressions used in the Mandarin versions of the Was Life Created?<\/i> and Origin of Life<\/i> brochures, which can be so helpful when discussing the fundamentally important question of whether life was created.<\/p>\n

Cleansing Cycles<\/h4>\n

This week\u2019s MEotW, which appears in the section of the Mandarin Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure entitled \u201cSh\u0113ngj\u012b<\/i>+<\/sup><\/span>\n\t\t\t(Sh\u0113ng\u00b7j\u012b\n\t\t\tLife \u00b7 {Mechanism \u2192 [Being Organic]} \u2192<\/span> [Life]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u751f\u673a\n\t\t\t\u751f\u6a5f<\/span>)<\/span>\u2010B\u00f3b\u00f3<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(B\u00f3\u00b7b\u00f3\n\t\t\tFlourishing \u00b7 Flourishing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u52c3\u52c3)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tde<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tD\u00ecqi\u00fa<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(D\u00ec\u00b7qi\u00fa\n\t\t\tEarth \u00b7 Globe \u2192<\/span> [Earth]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5730\u7403)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> (\u201cThe Living Planet\u201d), is \u201cx\u00fanhu\u00e1n<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(x\u00fan\u00b7hu\u00e1n\n\t\t\t{following [of]} \u00b7 {ring \u2192 [circle]} \u2192<\/span> [circulating; cycling | cycle]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5faa\u73af\n\t\t\t\u5faa\u74b0<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d:<\/i><\/p>\n

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

\nNatural cycles that replenish and cleanse<\/strong> the planet\u2019s air and water supply\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mandarin (WOL<\/a>; P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span>+<\/sup> \ud83d\udd17<\/a>):<\/p>\n

\n\n\t\t\t\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> \u2795<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tZ\u00ecr\u00e1n<\/span>\n\t\t\t(Z\u00ec\u00b7r\u00e1n\n\t\t\tnaturally \u00b7 so \u2192<\/span> [natural]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u81ea\u7136)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tx\u00fanhu\u00e1n+<\/sup><\/span>\n\t\t\t(x\u00fan\u00b7hu\u00e1n\n\t\t\tfollowing \u00b7 {ring \u2192 [circle]} \u2192<\/span> [cycling]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5faa\u73af\n\t\t\t\u5faa\u74b0<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tx\u00ect\u01d2ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(x\u00ec\u00b7t\u01d2ng\n\t\t\t{tied (things) \u2192 [systems]} \u00b7 {gathered together (things) \u2192 [interconnected systems]} \u2192<\/span> [systems]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7cfb\u7edf\n\t\t\t\u7cfb\u7d71<\/span>)<\/span>\u2014j\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(both<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u65e2)<\/span>\n\t\t\tn\u00e9ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(able<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u80fd)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tb\u01d4j\u01d0+<\/sup><\/span>\n\t\t\t(b\u01d4\u00b7j\u01d0\n\t\t\t{to mend \u2192 [to restore]} \u00b7 {to supply} \u2192<\/span> [to replenish]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8865\u7ed9\n\t\t\t\u88dc\u7d66<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\ty\u00f2u<\/span>\n\t\t\t(also<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u53c8)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tn\u00e9ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(able<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u80fd)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tj\u00ecnghu\u00e0<\/span>\n\t\t\t(j\u00ecng\u00b7hu\u00e0\n\t\t\t{to be clean} \u00b7 {to transform} \u2192<\/span> [to cleanse]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51c0\u5316\n\t\t\t\u51c8\/\u6de8\u5316<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\td\u00ecqi\u00fa<\/span>\n\t\t\t(d\u00ec\u00b7qi\u00fa\n\t\t\tearth \u00b7 globe \u2192<\/span> [earth]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5730\u7403)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tde<\/span>\n\t\t\t(\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tk\u014dngq\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(k\u014dng\u00b7q\u00ec\n\t\t\t{(that which) is empty \u2192 [air]} \u00b7 air \u2192<\/span> [air]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7a7a\u6c14\n\t\t\t\u7a7a\u6c23<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\th\u00e9<\/span>\n\t\t\t({(together) with} \u2192<\/span> [and]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u548c\n\t\t\t\u548c\/\u9fa2<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tshu\u01d0yu\u00e1n<\/span>\n\t\t\t(shu\u01d0\u00b7yu\u00e1n\n\t\t\twater \u00b7 sources<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6c34\u6e90)<\/span>\n\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As can be seen from the above quotes, the Mandarin Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure uses \u201cj\u00ecnghu\u00e0<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(j\u00ecng\u00b7hu\u00e0\n\t\t\t{to be clean\/pure} \u00b7 transform \u2192<\/span> [cleanse; purify; purge]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51c0\u5316\n\t\t\t\u51c8\/\u6de8\u5316<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> to correspond with \u201ccleanse\u201d. Looking into the morphemic construction of \u201cj\u00ecnghu\u00e0<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(j\u00ecng\u00b7hu\u00e0\n\t\t\t{to be clean\/pure} \u00b7 transform \u2192<\/span> [cleanse; purify; purge]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51c0\u5316\n\t\t\t\u51c8\/\u6de8\u5316<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> we see that the first morpheme<\/a> \u201cj\u00ecng<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t({[is] clean\/pure} [\u2192 [completely; to be finished; with nothing left | only; merely; nothing but | net (income\/etc.)]] | {cleanse; make clean}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51c0\n\t\t\t\u51c8\/\u6de8<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> in this context means \u201cto be clean\u201d. The second morpheme \u201chu\u00e0<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(change; transform; convert [\u2192 [melt; dissolve; thaw | abbr. for hu\u00e0xu\u00e9<\/i> (chemistry)]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5316)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> means \u201cto transform\u201d. After taking into consideration Yoda<\/s> Mandarin word order, we get an expression that literally means \u201cto transform to be clean\u201d, and that effectively means \u201cto cleanse\u201d.<\/p>\n

Here are some other expressions that use \u201chu\u00e0<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(change; transform; convert [\u2192 [melt; dissolve; thaw | abbr. for hu\u00e0xu\u00e9<\/i> (chemistry)]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5316)<\/span>\u201d:<\/i><\/p>\n