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- such matters
- things like this
- this line of work
- this pursuit
- this hobby
- this endeavor
Trad. 為此
- for this reason
- with regards to this
- in this respect
- in order to do this
- to this end
Trad. 豈有此理
- how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous
- ridiculous
- absurd
- to favour one and discriminate against the other
Trad. 多此一舉
- to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous
- gilding the lily
- to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
- to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
- (idiom) you and me both; that makes two of us
Trad. 原來如此
- (idiom) so that's how it is; I see
Trad. 不過如此
- (idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive
- where do these words stem from?
- why do you (he, etc) say such a thing?
Trad. 由此可見
- from this, it can be seen that...
Trad. 樂此不疲
- to enjoy sth and never tire of it (idiom)
- (idiom) to enjoy sth and never tire of it
Trad. 精於此道
- to be proficient in the area of
- skilled in this field
Trad. 但願如此
- if only it were so
- I hope so (idiom)
Trad. 此消彼長
- (idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)
- officialese
- official routine
- (old) (conventional phrase used in response to one's superior) in view of the above, we therefore...
Trad. 此致敬禮
- respectfully yours (at the end of a letter)
Trad. 顧此失彼
- lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom)
- fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once
- cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other
Trad. 此言不虛
- see 此言非虛|此言非虚[ci3 yan2 fei1 xu1]
- to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom)
- to share everything
- to be on very intimate terms
Trad. 此話怎講
- How do you mean?
- How could that be the case?
- How so?
- up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
- no sooner one subsides, the next arises
- repeating continuously
- occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
- to rise and fall in succession (idiom)
- repeating continuously
- this road is blocked
- fig. This method does not work.
- Doing this is no good.
Trad. 滅此朝食
- lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
- anxious to do battle (idiom)
Trad. 僅此而已
- that's all; just this and nothing more
Trad. 了此殘生
- to live out the rest of one's life
Trad. 諸如此類
- things like this (idiom); and so on
- and the rest
- etc
Trad. 到此一遊
- (used in graffiti) "... was here"
Trad. 到此為止
- to stop at this point
- to end here
- to call it a day
Trad. 不虛此行
- (idiom) it's been a worthwhile trip
Trad. 彼一時此一時
- that was one thing, and this is another
- times have changed
Trad. 成敗在此一舉
- success or failure depends on this single action; win or lose, it all ends here; this is the make-or-break moment
Trad. 此地無銀三百兩
- lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide