{"id":872,"date":"2020-12-21T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T15:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=872"},"modified":"2022-12-19T04:41:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T12:41:25","slug":"pinyin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2020\/12\/21\/pinyin\/","title":{"rendered":"P\u012bny\u012bn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">P\u012bny\u012bn<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> <span style=\"color: hsl(100, 85%, 40%);\"> \u2190 Tap\/click to show\/hide the \u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n\n<p>\u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> (P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn <span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span> \u62fc\u97f3)<\/span>\u201d is the expression commonly used to refer to the phonetic alphabet introduced by China in <a href=\"http:\/\/pinyin.info\/readings\/zhou_enlai\/zhou_enlai.html#n8\" title=\"Zhou Enlai on Pinyin and script reform in China\">1958<\/a>. This system is also known by longer, more official names:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>H\u00e0ny\u01d4<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(H\u00e0n\u00b7y\u01d4\n<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{Han (Chinese)} \u00b7 Language \u2192<\/span> [(Modern Standard) Mandarin]<\/span>\n\u6c49\u8bed\n<span class=\"trad\">\u6f22\u8a9e<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>H\u00e0ny\u01d4<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(H\u00e0n\u00b7y\u01d4\n<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{Han (Chinese)} \u00b7 Language \u2192<\/span> [(Modern Standard) Mandarin]<\/span>\n\u6c49\u8bed\n<span class=\"trad\">\u6f22\u8a9e<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span>\n\n<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>F\u0101ng\u2019\u00e0n<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(F\u0101ng\u2019\u00b7\u00e0n\n<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{Direction \u2192<\/span> [Method]<span class=\"lit\">}<\/span> \u00b7 <span class=\"lit\">{Long, Narrow Table or Desk \u2192<\/span> [Plan]<span class=\"lit\">}<\/span><\/span>\n\u65b9\u6848)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>When thinking of <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> and its predecessor <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>Zh\u00f9y\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(Zh\u00f9\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">Annotating \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Zhuyin]<\/span>\n\u6ce8\u97f3\n<span class=\"trad\">\u8a3b\/\u6ce8\u97f3<\/span>)<\/span> (last week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2020\/12\/14\/zhuyin\/\" title=\"Zh\u00f9y\u012bn \u2013 Mandarin Expression of the Week\">MEotW<\/a>), some focus on the superficial differences between them. However, it\u2019s perhaps even more important to note what they have in common, as indicated by the fact that the names of both systems end in \u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>y\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(<span class=\"mt\">sound [\u2192 [musical note\/sound; tone; pronunciation | syllable | news; tidings]]<\/span>\n\u97f3)<\/span>\u201d: Both systems focus on representing the <em>sounds<\/em> of Mandarin, sounds which make up Mandarin speech and thus represent meanings. In fact, <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> (P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn <span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span> \u62fc\u97f3)<\/span>\u2019s literal meaning tells us that this system helps people to \u201cpiece together sounds\u201d to make up Mandarin speech, and thus convey the meanings that Mandarin speech represents.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, many people believe that the <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>H\u00e0nz\u00ec<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(H\u00e0n\u00b7z\u00ec\n<span class=\"mt\">{Han (Chinese)} \u00b7 Characters<\/span>\n\u6c49\u5b57\n<span class=\"trad\">\u6f22\u5b57<\/span>)<\/span>, the Chinese characters, represent meanings more directly through their own <em>visual<\/em> design, as opposed to primarily being a system that represents Mandarin, Cantonese, etc., speech sounds which represent meaning. This view of Chinese characters, however, is actually a <em>myth<\/em>, which has been called the <a href=\"http:\/\/pinyin.info\/readings\/texts\/ideographic_myth.html\" title=\"Ideographic Myth\">ideographic myth<\/a>\u2013God designed our brains and bodies to primarily represent meaning through speech, some humans in their hubris presumed that it would be better for us humans to represent meaning directly through visual symbols, and of course God was right and these humans were wrong.<\/p>\n<p>There are actually many myths and misconceptions that people believe regarding Chinese characters, and sadly, that is also the case regarding <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h4>Common Myths and Misconceptions<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> is just a pronunciation aid. It\u2019s not really a writing system like the characters are.\u201d<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>But, is <i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i> even really a writing system? Interestingly, the Chinese national standard <i>Zh\u014dnggu\u00f3 M\u00e1ngw\u00e9n<\/i> (\u4e2d\u56fd\u76f2\u6587\/\u4e2d\u570b\u76f2\u6587, Chinese Braille) is basically a transliteration or conversion of <i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i> into braille letters. <em>Braille is obviously a writing system, so <span style=\"font-style: normal\">P\u012bny\u012bn<\/span> must also be a <a title=\"PDF file: Two Steps Toward Digraphia in China - Sino-Platonic Papers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sino-platonic.org\/complete\/spp134_chinese_digraphia.pdf\">writing system<\/a>, not just a pronunciation aid.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>The above quote is from the article \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/articles\/Pinyin_is_a_Good_Workable_Writing_System_On_Its_Own%E2%80%94Article.html\" title=\"Article: P\u012bny\u012bn is a Good, Workable Writing System On Its Own\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i> is a Good, Workable Writing System On Its Own<\/a>\u201d. Check it out for more on this subject.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 2em\"><strong>\u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> is just training wheels. Characters are real wheels.\u201d<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>Since <i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i> is not just a pronunciation aid, but a full writing system, it is not \u201ctraining wheels\u201d\u2014it\u2019s <em>regular<\/em> wheels. On the other hand, Chinese characters are like non-round wheels\u2014more difficult than necessary.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>The above quote is also from the article \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/articles\/Pinyin_is_a_Good_Workable_Writing_System_On_Its_Own%E2%80%94Article.html\" title=\"Article: P\u012bny\u012bn is a Good, Workable Writing System On Its Own\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i> is a Good, Workable Writing System On Its Own<\/a>\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 2em\"><strong>\u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> on its own can\u2019t be understood because there are too many homophones (words that sound the same, but have different meanings) in Mandarin.\u201d<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>When people are just <em>speaking<\/em> Mandarin, with no characters in sight to help them, do they have problems understanding each other because of all the homophones? Can blind Mandarin-speakers, who cannot see characters, still \u201csee\u201d what people mean when those people speak Mandarin? Native Mandarin-speakers have confirmed to me that no, homophones are not a significant problem in spoken Mandarin\u2014people can use the context and understand each other okay. So, people can use the context and understand each other okay when using <i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i> too, since <i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i> directly represents the sound of spoken Mandarin.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>The above quote is from the article \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/articles\/Pinyin_Was_Plan_A%E2%80%94Article.html\" title=\"Article: P\u012bny\u012bn Was Plan A\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i> Was Plan A<\/a>\u201d. Check it out for more on this subject.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 2em\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If a Mandarin expression can only be understood when it\u2019s written in characters, then it will lead to a failure to communicate when it\u2019s spoken.<\/p>\n<p>If a Mandarin expression can be understood when it\u2019s spoken, then it can be understood when it\u2019s written in _P\u012bny\u012bn_.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Troubadour WW (@troubadourww) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/troubadourww\/status\/1319809014088134656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 2em\"><strong>\u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> is less accurate than <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>Zh\u00f9y\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(Zh\u00f9\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">Annotating \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Zhuyin]<\/span>\n\u6ce8\u97f3\n<span class=\"trad\">\u8a3b\/\u6ce8\u97f3<\/span>)<\/span>.\u201d<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>Some people say that Zhuyin is more accurate or correct than Pinyin. Actually, <em>both Zhuyin and Pinyin represent the same Mandarin sounds<\/em>, just with different symbols. In fact, it\u2019s not difficult to find tables that directly map the corresponding Zhuyin and Pinyin expressions to each other\u2014a simple Google search for \u201cpinyin zhuyin table\u201d turns up many, many results. Pinyin and Zhuyin are just like different codes for encoding the same Mandarin message, so basically, neither is more accurate or correct than the other.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>The above quote is from the <a href=\"http:\/\/tiandi.info\" title=\"Blog - tiandi.info\"><strong>tiandi.info<\/strong><\/a> post <a href=\"http:\/\/tiandi.info\/blog\/pinyin-and-zhuyin.html\" title=\"Pinyin and Zhuyin - Blog - tiandi.info\">\u201cPinyin and Zhuyin\u201d<\/a>. (If you need login information for the parts of <a href=\"http:\/\/tiandi.info\/\" title=\"tiandi.info Blog\"><strong>tiandi.info<\/strong><\/a> that require it, request it by <a href=\"mailto:pinyinww@gmail.com?subject=tiandi.info%20login%20information%20please\" title=\"Request tiandi.info login information\">email<\/a>, and include information on who referred you and\/or what group\/cong. you are in.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 2em\"><strong>\u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> makes your Mandarin sound like English.\u201d<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>This is only true if you are using it wrong. For example, if you read a French word and you make it sound like English when you read it out, the problem is not that the French word is written using the Latin alphabet like English is\u2014the problem is that you are thinking of English sounds when you see the French word, when you should be thinking of <em>French<\/em> sounds. Similarly, you shouldn\u2019t blame <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> if you are thinking of English sounds when you see it, because it\u2019s up to you to understand that <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> represents <em>Mandarin<\/em> sounds, not English sounds.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t worry, it becomes second nature to properly associate <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> with Mandarin sounds after you get familiar with Mandarin sounds and used to the <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> system. However, if you, say, prematurely stop using <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> and instead turn to characters in an effort to avoid the baggage of English sounds, <em>you may actually never really get the hang of Mandarin sounds<\/em>. Seriously, I\u2019ve seen people who focus on characters remain in this speech Twilight Zone for years and years! That\u2019s because while characters do represent Mandarin speech sounds, they\u2019re just <em>bad<\/em> at it\u2014it\u2019s just not what characters focus on. In stark contrast, <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> is <em>all about<\/em> the sounds of Mandarin. It literally spells out in a simple way how a Mandarin syllable sounds at the beginning, at the end, and in between. Characters, though, represent the complex sound of a Mandarin syllable as one coarse lump, in a complex and often unrelated way\u2014you either get it or you don\u2019t, and many don\u2019t.\n<ul>\n<li>Yes, characters are like a conceited jerk who convinces you with grand promises to jump from a high place, doesn\u2019t bother to catch you, and then makes you think it\u2019s your fault that you can\u2019t fly. <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span>, though, is like a modest and straightforward person who clearly explains each step for you so that you can dependably and confidently get to where you want to go.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information regarding <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> (P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn <span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span> \u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> and how we in the Mandarin field should view it, check out these articles:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/articles\/Pinyin_is_a_Good_Workable_Writing_System_On_Its_Own\u2014Article.html\" title=\"Article: P\u012bny\u012bn is a Good, Workable Writing System On Its Own\"><strong>\u201c<i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i> is a Good, Workable Writing System On Its Own\u201d<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThis article is a brief overview of why it\u2019s important for those of us in the Mandarin field to recognize that <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> (P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn <span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span> \u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> is a full writing system, not just a pronunciation aid.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/articles\/Pinyin_Was_Plan_A\u2014Article.html\" title=\"Article: P\u012bny\u012bn Was Plan A\"><strong>\u201c<i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i> Was Plan A\u201d<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThis extensively researched in-depth article discusses how we in the Mandarin field should view <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\"> (P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn <span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span> \u62fc\u97f3)<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>(<strong>Short link: <a href=\"http:\/\/tiandi.info\/articles\" title=\"tiandi.info - Article Links\">tiandi.info\/articles<\/a><\/strong>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201c\u201d is the expression commonly used to refer to the phonetic alphabet introduced by China in 1958. This system is also known by longer, more official names: When thinking of and its predecessor (last week\u2019s MEotW), some focus on the superficial differences between them. 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