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- (used to form an adverbial phrase X + 似地[shi4 de5]) like (X); as if (X)
- Taiwan pr. [si4de5]
Trad. 如膠似漆
- stuck together as by glue (of lovers)
- joined at the hip
- delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
- (of a woman) exquisite
- like gold or jade (idiom)
- gorgeous
- lovely
- splendorous
Trad. 如飢似渴
- to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly
- to long for sth
- apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
Trad. 似曾相識
- déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time)
- seemingly familiar
- apparently already acquainted
- tender and soft as water
- deeply attached to sb
Trad. 光陰似箭
- time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
Trad. 侯門似海
- lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea (idiom)
- fig. there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people
Trad. 歸心似箭
- with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)
Trad. 大姦似忠
- the most treacherous person appears the most guileless (idiom)
Trad. 最大似然估計
- maximum-likelihood estimation (statistics)