{"id":8098,"date":"2026-10-11T23:43:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T06:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=8098"},"modified":"2026-10-11T23:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T06:44:17","slug":"eer%e2%80%90ninuo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2026\/10\/11\/eer%e2%80%90ninuo\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c8\u2019\u011br\u2010N\u00ednu\u00f2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\u00c8\u2019\u011br+<\/sup><\/span>\n\t\t\t(El<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5384\u5c14\n\t\t\t\u5384\u723e<\/span>)<\/span>\u2010N\u00ednu\u00f2+<\/sup><\/span>\n\t\t\t(Ni\u00f1o<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5c3c\u8bfa\n\t\t\t\u5c3c\u8afe<\/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

At the time of this writing, jw.org<\/a> was featuring the article with the following title:<\/p>\n

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

\nExperts Warn of Super El Ni\u00f1o<\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

\n\n\t\t\t\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> \u2795<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tCh\u0101oj\u00ed<\/span>\n\t\t\t(Ch\u0101o\u00b7j\u00ed\n\t\t\t{Jumping\/Leaping Over \u2192 [Surpassing]} \u00b7 Level \u2192<\/span> [Super]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8d85\u7ea7\n\t\t\t\u8d85\u7d1a<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\u00c8\u2019\u011br<\/span>\n\t\t\t(El<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5384\u5c14\n\t\t\t\u5384\u723e<\/span>)<\/span>\u2010N\u00ednu\u00f2<\/span>\n\t\t\t(Ni\u00f1o<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5c3c\u8bfa\n\t\t\t\u5c3c\u8afe<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\tL\u00e1ix\u00ed+<\/sup><\/span>\n\t\t\t(L\u00e1i\u00b7x\u00ed\n\t\t\t{Is Coming} \u00b7 {to Attack} \u2192<\/span> [(of a Storm\/Etc.) Is Striking]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6765\u88ad\n\t\t\t\u4f86\u8972<\/span>)<\/span>!\n\n\t\t\tZhu\u0101nji\u0101<\/span>\n\t\t\t(Zhu\u0101n\u00b7ji\u0101\n\t\t\tSpecialized \u00b7 -ists \u2192<\/span> [Experts]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e13\u5bb6\n\t\t\t\u5c08\u5bb6<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tF\u0101ch\u016b<\/span>\n\t\t\t(F\u0101\u00b7ch\u016b\n\t\t\tIssue \u00b7 Out<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u53d1\u51fa\n\t\t\t\u767c\u51fa<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tJ\u01d0ngg\u00e0o<\/span>\n\t\t\t(J\u01d0ng\u00b7g\u00e0o\n\t\t\tWarning \u00b7 Declaring \u2192<\/span> [Warning]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8b66\u544a)<\/span>!\n\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As can be seen above, the Mandarin expression corresponding to the originally Spanish expression \u201cEl Ni\u00f1o\u201d is this week\u2019s MEotW, \u201c\u00c8\u2019\u011br<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(El<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5384\u5c14\n\t\t\t\u5384\u723e<\/span>)<\/span>\u2010N\u00ednu\u00f2<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(Ni\u00f1o<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5c3c\u8bfa\n\t\t\t\u5c3c\u8afe<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d.<\/i> Obviously, the Mandarin syllables in this expression were chosen because of how much they sound like \u201cEl Ni\u00f1o\u201d, not because of the meanings<\/em> of the supposedly ideographic<\/a> Chinese characters used to write them out (\u201cStrategic Place\/Adversity\u201d \u201cYou\u201d \u201cBuddhist Nun\u201d \u201cPromise\u201d??? \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffb).<\/p>\n

As the MEotW post<\/a> about \u201cH\u0101m\u01d0j\u00eddu\u014dd\u00f9n<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(Armageddon<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u54c8\u7c73\u5409\u591a\u987f\n\t\t\t\u54c8\u7c73\u5409\u591a\u9813<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> says:<\/p>\n

\nThis emphasizes to us that when it comes to human language, SPEECH is primary<\/a>\u2014SOUNDS are the primary medium for transmitting meaning, and a writing system that transmits meaning purely with its visual<\/em> symbols, without any dependency on speech sounds, is not a thing. However, this erroneous concept is so prevalent that there\u2019s a name for it: The Ideographic Myth<\/strong>.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Check out the rest of that MEotW post for a more in-depth discussion about the Ideographic Myth<\/a> and the linguistic idolatry<\/a> that it can lead to.<\/p>\n

Talking About El Ni\u00f1o in Mandarin<\/h4>\n

Getting back to El Ni\u00f1o, here are some English and Mandarin excerpts from the above-mentioned article, that we may want to adapt for use in the Mandarin territory:<\/p>\n

English:<\/p>\n

\nEl Ni\u00f1o<\/strong> is a natural weather phenomenon that occurs every few years. It is caused by unusually warm Pacific Ocean waters, which disrupt weather conditions worldwide.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mandarin:<\/p>\n

\n\n\t\t\t\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> \u2795<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\u00c8\u2019\u011br<\/span>\n\t\t\t((the) El<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5384\u5c14\n\t\t\t\u5384\u723e<\/span>)<\/span>\u2010N\u00ednu\u00f2<\/span>\n\t\t\t(Ni\u00f1o<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5c3c\u8bfa\n\t\t\t\u5c3c\u8afe<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\txi\u00e0nxi\u00e0ng+<\/sup><\/span>\n\t\t\t(xi\u00e0n\u00b7xi\u00e0ng\n\t\t\tappearing \u00b7 appearance \u2192<\/span> [phenomenon]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u73b0\u8c61\n\t\t\t\u73fe\u8c61<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t(Sh\u00e8ngy\u012bng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(Sh\u00e8ng\u00b7y\u012bng\n\t\t\tHoly \u00b7 Infant \u2192<\/span> [the El Ni\u00f1o]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5723\u5a74\n\t\t\t\u8056\u5b30<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\txi\u00e0nxi\u00e0ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(xi\u00e0n\u00b7xi\u00e0ng\n\t\t\tappearing \u00b7 appearance \u2192<\/span> [phenomenon]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u73b0\u8c61\n\t\t\t\u73fe\u8c61<\/span>)<\/span>)\n\n\t\t\tsh\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(is<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u662f)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\ty\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(one<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tzh\u01d2ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t({type of}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u79cd\n\t\t\t\u7a2e\/\u79cd<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tm\u011bi<\/span>\n\t\t\t(every<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6bcf)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tj\u01d0<\/span>\n\t\t\t(few<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51e0\n\t\t\t\u5e7e<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tni\u00e1n<\/span>\n\t\t\t(years<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5e74\n\t\t\t\u5e74\/\u79ca<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tji\u00f9<\/span>\n\t\t\t(then<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5c31)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\thu\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(will<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4f1a\n\t\t\t\u6703<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tf\u0101sh\u0113ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(f\u0101\u00b7sh\u0113ng\n\t\t\t{issue forth} \u00b7 {come to life} \u2192<\/span> [happen]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u53d1\u751f\n\t\t\t\u767c\u751f<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tde<\/span>\n\t\t\t(\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/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\tq\u00ech\u00f2u+<\/sup><\/span>\n\t\t\t(q\u00ec\u00b7h\u00f2u\n\t\t\t{air \u2192 [weather]} \u00b7 conditions \u2192<\/span> [climate]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6c14\u5019\n\t\t\t\u6c23\u5019<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\txi\u00e0nxi\u00e0ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(xi\u00e0n\u00b7xi\u00e0ng\n\t\t\tappearing \u00b7 appearance \u2192<\/span> [phenomenon]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u73b0\u8c61\n\t\t\t\u73fe\u8c61<\/span>)<\/span>.\n\n\t\t\tT\u0101<\/span>\n\t\t\t(it<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5b83)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tsh\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(is<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u662f)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\ty\u00f3uy\u00fa<\/span>\n\t\t\t(y\u00f3u\u00b7y\u00fa\n\t\t\t{because of} \u00b7 by<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7531\u4e8e\n\t\t\t\u7531\u65bc<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tT\u00e0ip\u00edng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(T\u00e0i\u00b7p\u00edng\n\t\t\tSupremely \u00b7 {Flat, Level, Even \u2192 [Peaceful]} \u2192<\/span> [Pacific]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u592a\u5e73)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tY\u00e1ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(Ocean<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6d0b)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\th\u01ceishu\u01d0<\/span>\n\t\t\t(h\u01cei\u00b7shu\u01d0\n\t\t\tsea\u00b7waters<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6d77\u6c34)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\ty\u00ecch\u00e1ng+<\/sup><\/span>\n\t\t\t(y\u00ec\u00b7ch\u00e1ng\n\t\t\t{differently from} \u00b7 normally \u2192<\/span> [unusually]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5f02\u5e38\n\t\t\t\u7570\u5e38<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tsh\u0113ngw\u0113n<\/span>\n\t\t\t(sh\u0113ng\u00b7w\u0113n\n\t\t\t{rising in} \u00b7 {being warm \u2192<\/span> [temperature]}<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5347\u6e29\n\t\t\t\u5347\u6eab<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tz\u00e0och\u00e9ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(z\u00e0o\u00b7ch\u00e9ng\n\t\t\tmade \u00b7 {to come to be}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9020\u6210)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tde<\/span>\n\t\t\t({\u2019s (phenomenon)}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\thu\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t((it) will<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4f1a\n\t\t\t\u6703<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\ty\u01d0ngxi\u01ceng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(y\u01d0ng\u00b7xi\u01ceng\n\t\t\treflection \u00b7 sound \u2192<\/span> [affect]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5f71\u54cd\n\t\t\t\u5f71\u97ff<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tqu\u00e1nqi\u00fa<\/span>\n\t\t\t(qu\u00e1n\u00b7qi\u00fa\n\t\t\tentire \u00b7 globe<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5168\u7403)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tde<\/span>\n\t\t\t(\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tq\u00ech\u00f2u<\/span>\n\t\t\t(q\u00ec\u00b7h\u00f2u\n\t\t\t{air \u2192 [weather]} \u00b7 conditions \u2192<\/span> [climate]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6c14\u5019\n\t\t\t\u6c23\u5019<\/span>)<\/span>.\n\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

English:<\/p>\n

\nEl Ni\u00f1o<\/strong> events in the past have led to intense storms, flooding, severe droughts, and wildfires that result from abnormally dry conditions.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mandarin:<\/p>\n

\n\n\t\t\t\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> \u2795<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\u00c8\u2019\u011br<\/span>\n\t\t\t((the) El<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5384\u5c14\n\t\t\t\u5384\u723e<\/span>)<\/span>\u2010N\u00ednu\u00f2<\/span>\n\t\t\t(Ni\u00f1o<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5c3c\u8bfa\n\t\t\t\u5c3c\u8afe<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\txi\u00e0nxi\u00e0ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(xi\u00e0n\u00b7xi\u00e0ng\n\t\t\tappearing \u00b7 appearance \u2192<\/span> [phenomenon]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u73b0\u8c61\n\t\t\t\u73fe\u8c61<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tz\u00e0i<\/span>\n\t\t\t(in<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5728)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tgu\u00f2q\u00f9<\/span>\n\t\t\t(gu\u00f2\u00b7q\u00f9\n\t\t\tpast \u00b7 gone (times)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8fc7\u53bb\n\t\t\t\u904e\u53bb<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tc\u00e9ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(has<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u66fe)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\td\u01ceozh\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(d\u01ceo\u00b7zh\u00ec\n\t\t\tlead \u00b7 {to extending to}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5bfc\u81f4\n\t\t\t\u5c0e\u81f4<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tq\u00ech\u00f2u<\/span>\n\t\t\t(q\u00ec\u00b7h\u00f2u\n\t\t\t{air \u2192 [weather]} \u00b7 conditions \u2192<\/span> [the climate]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6c14\u5019\n\t\t\t\u6c23\u5019<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\ty\u00ecch\u00e1ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(y\u00ec\u00b7ch\u00e1ng\n\t\t\t{being different from} \u00b7 normal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5f02\u5e38\n\t\t\t\u7570\u5e38<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\ty\u01d0nf\u0101<\/span>\n\t\t\t(y\u01d0n\u00b7f\u0101\n\t\t\t{drawing (out)} \u00b7 {to send out} \u2192<\/span> [leading to]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5f15\u53d1\n\t\t\t\u5f15\u767c<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tx\u01d4du\u014d<\/span>\n\t\t\t(x\u01d4\u00b7du\u014d\n\t\t\tnumbers \u00b7 many<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8bb8\u591a\n\t\t\t\u8a31\u591a<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tti\u0101nz\u0101i+<\/sup><\/span>\n\t\t\t(ti\u0101n\u00b7z\u0101i\n\t\t\t{(from) heaven \u2192<\/span> [natural]}<\/span> \u00b7 disasters<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5929\u707e\n\t\t\t\u5929\u707d<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\tb\u01d0r\u00fa<\/span>\n\t\t\t(b\u01d0\u00b7r\u00fa\n\t\t\t{compared to} \u00b7 {for example}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6bd4\u5982)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tm\u01d2uxi\u0113<\/span>\n\t\t\t(m\u01d2u\u00b7xi\u0113\n\t\t\tsome \u00b7 {indefinite number of} \u2192<\/span> [some]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u67d0\u4e9b)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\td\u00ecfang<\/span>\n\t\t\t(d\u00ec\u00b7fang\n\t\t\t{(sections of) earth \u2192 [places]} \u00b7 {directions \u2192 [places]} \u2192<\/span> [places]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5730\u65b9)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\ty\u00ecch\u00e1ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(y\u00ec\u00b7ch\u00e1ng\n\t\t\t{differently from} \u00b7 normally \u2192<\/span> [abnormally]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5f02\u5e38\n\t\t\t\u7570\u5e38<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tg\u0101nh\u00e0n+<\/sup><\/span>\n\t\t\t(g\u0101n\u00b7h\u00e0n\n\t\t\t{being dry} \u00b7 {(having) drought}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5e72\u65f1\n\t\t\t\u4e7e\u65f1<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\tji\u00e9gu\u01d2<\/span>\n\t\t\t(ji\u00e9\u00b7gu\u01d2\n\t\t\t{tied (into a knot) \u2192 [formed]} \u00b7 fruit \u2192<\/span> [as a result]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7ed3\u679c\n\t\t\t\u7d50\u679c<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tf\u0101sh\u0113ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(f\u0101\u00b7sh\u0113ng\n\t\t\t{having issue forth} \u00b7 {having come to life} \u2192<\/span> [having happen]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u53d1\u751f\n\t\t\t\u767c\u751f<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\ts\u0113nl\u00edn<\/span>\n\t\t\t(s\u0113n\u00b7l\u00edn\n\t\t\t{multitudinous \u2192 [full of trees]} \u00b7 forest \u2192<\/span> [forest]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u68ee\u6797)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\td\u00e0hu\u01d2<\/span>\n\t\t\t(d\u00e0\u00b7hu\u01d2\n\t\t\tbig \u00b7 fires \u2192<\/span> [wildfires]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5927\u706b)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\th\u00e9<\/span>\n\t\t\t({(together) with} \u2192<\/span> 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