Things related to the http://tiandi.info, Links News, and Mandarin Expression of the Week blogs; information for Mandarin field language learnershttps://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mqv3rckub72p**Pīnyīn Plus: The Next Generation** Read all about _Pīnyīn_+, the next generation of _Pīnyīn_ Plus material for Mandarin field language learners: https://linksnews.blogspot.com/2026/07/pinyin-plus-next-generation.html18 Jul 2026 01:17 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqv3rckub72phttps://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mqljxmnivs2d“Characters are like a conceited jerk who convinces you…to jump from a high place … _Pīnyīn_, …is like a modest…person who clearly explains each step for you so that you can dependably and confidently get to where you want to go.” https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2026/07/12/pinyin-2/ #MEotW #PīnyīnPlus [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2026 06:04 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqljxmnivs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mqljqikofs2dPīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音) What are some common myths and misconceptions about _Pīnyīn_? https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2026/07/12/pinyin-2/ #MEotW #PīnyīnPlus [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2026 06:00 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqljqikofs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mpz2efmue32l"They would first have to learn and remember the rarely-used symbols of _Zhùyīn_, which for almost everyone these days is going to be significantly harder than remembering the familiar Latin alphabet letters of _Pīnyīn_." https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2026/07/05/zhuyin-2/ #MEotW06 Jul 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpz2efmue32lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mpyzf2owvv2cZhùyīn (Zhù·yīn {Annotating of} · Sounds → [Zhuyin] 注音 註/注音) For Mandarin field language learners, how does _Zhùyīn_ compare with _Pīnyīn_? https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2026/07/05/zhuyin-2/ #MEotW06 Jul 2026 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyzf2owvv2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mpcvfjwbyg2g"Together, the morphemes in '_jīngjì_' seem to on one level of literalness mean 'managing of helping', effectively having meanings related to 'economy' or 'economic'." https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2026/06/21/jingji/ #MEotW28 Jun 2026 02:10 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpcvfjwbyg2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mpcvcrk6dh26jīngjì (jīng·jì {managing [of]} · {crossing [of] a river → [helping]} → [economy | [is] economical | economic | financial condition] 经济 經濟) How can we talk to people in Mandarin about whether economic reform can bring world peace? https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2026/06/21/jingji/ #MEotW28 Jun 2026 02:08 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpcvcrk6dh26https://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mor7vsvcwj2q"Another use of the '_huán_' in '_xúnhuán_' that many Mandarin-speaking people may be familiar with is in the Mandarin names of the ring roads of Beijing." https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2026/06/14/xunhuan/ #MEotW21 Jun 2026 01:30 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mor7vsvcwj2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mor6dy2qhc2dxúnhuán (xún·huán {following [of]} · {ring → [circle]} → [circulating; cycling | cycle] 循环 循環) How can we talk in Mandarin about the well-designed natural cycles that make life possible on earth? https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2026/06/14/xunhuan/ #MEotW #PīnyīnPlus21 Jun 2026 01:02 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mor6dy2qhc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mo4c4iwjst2f" '_Hépíng_' mainly refers to a specific kind of peace: the absence of war or conflict. So, it is the appropriate Mandarin expression to use to refer to the kind of peace that people generally have in mind when they use the English expression 'world peace'." https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2026/06/07/shijie-heping/ #MEotW12 Jun 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4c4iwjst2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mo4bzch7ea27shìjiè (shì·jiè {…→ [world] 世界) hépíng (hé·píng {being (together) with (one another)} · {being flat, level, even} → [peace…] 和平) What different expressions are used in the Mandarin _NWT_ Bible to refer to different kinds of peace? https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2026/06/07/shijie-heping/ #MEotW #PīnyīnPlus12 Jun 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4bzch7ea27https://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mnqymqygv62n"Not a single AI model had good things to say about [Jehovah's Witnesses]." https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/27/ais-dont-like-religion-particularly-jehovahs-witnesses-study-claims/5247286 Unsurprising—AI models are trained on the world's knowledge, and "because you are no part of the world, …the world hates you."—John 15:1908 Jun 2026 05:54 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnqymqygv62nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mnl3jc7vbw2y"Yes, while many are now fascinated by, and/or concerned about, the increasing power of artificial intelligence, people should be focusing first on Jehovah God's *divine* intelligence." https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2026/05/31/rengong-zhineng-2/ #MEotW05 Jun 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnl3jc7vbw2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mnl3flwryr27réngōng (rén·gōng human · work → [artificial] 人工) zhìnéng (zhì·néng intelligence · ability → [intelligence] 智能) What could we say to people in Mandarin about artificial intelligence (AI)? https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2026/05/31/rengong-zhineng-2/ #MEotW05 Jun 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnl3flwryr27https://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mn4sspwm662f"Yes, when even some worldly people can recognize the above points, we Christians should recognize even more the need to show *love* and *empathy* rather than being proud, self-glorifying, self-justifying, and self-serving." https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2026/05/24/jiang%e2%80%90xin%e2%80%90bi%e2%80%90xin/ #MEotW31 May 2026 05:17 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn4sspwm662fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mn4sijbwpt2zjiāng‐xīn‐bǐ‐xīn ((jiāng take 将 將)‐(xīn heart 心)‐(bǐ {to compare} 比)‐(xīn heart[s] 心) → [be empathetic; put oneself in sb. else's shoes; feel for another/others]) How can we talk about and show empathy in the Mandarin field? https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2026/05/24/jiang%e2%80%90xin%e2%80%90bi%e2%80%90xin/ #MEotW #PīnyīnPlus31 May 2026 05:11 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn4sijbwpt2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mn4rxlbeft2r**MEotW:** jiāng‐xīn‐bǐ‐xīn The Mandarin Expression of the Week is: jiāng‐xīn‐bǐ‐xīn How can we talk about and show empathy in the Mandarin field? https://linksnews.blogspot.com/2026/05/meotw-jiangxinbixin.html31 May 2026 05:02 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn4rxlbeft2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mmpnfzrnzi24Proofread Musical Notation 🎼 with _Pīnyīn_ Lyrics Available for the Concluding Song for Mandarin 2026 Conventions (proofread, mobile-friendly, "flashcards" with English meanings, Simp. & Trad. characters, etc., zip file for offline use…) https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/sjj/Pinyin_Plus/25 May 2026 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmpnfzrnzi24https://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mmlgk5dj5j24"Today, _Pīnyīn_ can be one of our symbolic 'smooth stones' that help us prepare for and successfully fight our personal battle to, with Jehovah's help, defeat the cultural Goliath that is the characters, and learn…Mandarin and speak it understandably." https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2026/05/17/hechuang/ #MEotW24 May 2026 07:22 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmlgk5dj5j24https://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mmlg3hfmqh2rhéchuáng (hé·chuáng river/stream·bed 河床 河床/牀) Faced with the cultural and traditional Goliath that is the Chinese characters, how can we imitate David? https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2026/05/17/hechuang/ #MEotW24 May 2026 07:14 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmlg3hfmqh2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mmlfwpt2ph24**MEotW:** héchuáng The Mandarin Expression of the Week is: héchuáng Faced with the cultural and traditional Goliath that is the Chinese characters, how can we imitate David? https://linksnews.blogspot.com/2026/05/meotw-hechuang.html24 May 2026 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmlfwpt2ph24https://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mlzdwmi6x42l"In addition to having unlimited **power**, we can rest assured that [Jehovah] also has the **wisdom**, the **justice**, and most importantly, the **love** required to best beneficially use all that power and energy—he is truly the ultimate _Néngyuán_!" https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2026/05/10/nengyuan/ #MEotW17 May 2026 02:47 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlzdwmi6x42lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mlzdpklvlz2anéngyuán (néng·yuán energy · {source (of a river)} → [energy [source]] 能源) How can we talk to people in Mandarin about current issues related to energy, like high gas prices, etc.? https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2026/05/10/nengyuan/ #MEotW17 May 2026 02:43 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlzdpklvlz2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mlzdho2ank2g**MEotW:** néngyuán The Mandarin Expression of the Week is: néngyuán How can we talk to people in Mandarin about current issues related to energy, like high gas prices, etc.? https://linksnews.blogspot.com/2026/05/meotw-nengyuan.html17 May 2026 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlzdho2ank2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mljslbskie2dAvailable for the Mandarin Bible Reading for the week of 2026-05-11 (next week!) (Isa.61:1–9): Proofread _Pīnyīn_ material (more correct and better-rendered than computer-generated _Pīnyīn_, easy to see & read on mobile) or better (e.g., _Pīnyīn_ Plus) https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/nwtsty/Pinyin_Plus/1-Heb-Aram/23-Isa/Isa-61.html10 May 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljslbskie2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mlaeyz4bbd24"It just wouldn't be right for us to let devotion to mere human tradition prevent us from serving Jehovah and helping people in the Mandarin field as well as we ought to be able to, based on how Jehovah actually made us to use language!" https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2026/05/03/buyi/ #MEotW07 May 2026 04:30 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlaeyz4bbd24https://bsky.app/profile/tiandilinksnews.bsky.social/post/3mlaevbrlv22lbúyì (bú·yì un·righteous[ness] 不义 不義) What can help us to avoid being unfair to others, to ourselves, and to Jehovah in the Mandarin field? https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2026/05/03/buyi/ #MEotW #PīnyīnPlus07 May 2026 04:28 +0000at://did:plc:fseg3js4tbfymqma6llrhdfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlaevbrlv22l