原來如此

Mandarin

simpl. 原来如此
trad. 原來如此

Interjection

原來如此 (traditional, Pinyin yuánlái rúcǐ, simplified 原来如此)

  1. so that's the way it is; so it's like that

References

  • 1997, Jerome P. Keuper, Chinese 1000: Idiomatic and Colloquial Expressions (中国话:习惯用法和口语的表达法) (in English/Mandarin), Florida: Krieger Publishing Company, ISBN 1-57524-006-8:
  • "原來如此" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2008-11-08.

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