為此

See also: 为此

Chinese

		because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	this; these
trad. (為此/爲此)		為/爲	此
simp. (为此)		为	此

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wèicǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄘˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁶ ci²
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶we-tshy₅

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèicǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄘˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèicǐh
    • Wade–Giles: wei⁴-tzʻŭ³
    • Yale: wèi-tsž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weytsyy
    • Palladius: вэйцы (vɛjcy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁶ ci²
    • Yale: waih chí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁶ tsi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁶ qi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²² t͡sʰiː³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶we-tshy₅
    • MiniDict: we^去 tshy^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhue-tshr₂
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦue²² t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴/

Adverb

為此

1. because of this; for this reason; to this end
2. (dialectal Wu, including Shanghainese) Used to express strong evidentiality for the occurrence of an event.

   為此講呀。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
   为此讲呀。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

   ⁶we-tshy ⁵kaon-ia [Wugniu]

   I'll say! / Exactly! / That's what I'm talking about!

   • 為此儂開會勿去，隊長拉批評儂。 [Northern Wu, trad.]
     为此侬开会勿去，队长拉批评侬。 [Northern Wu, simp.]

     From: 2013, Zhu Bannong, 莘莊方言

     You see how the team leader's having an intervention for you now, and all just because you didn't show up to the meeting!

Synonyms

• 乃末 (Shanghainese)
• 以故 (yǐgù) (Classical Chinese)
• 以是 (yǐshì) (Classical Chinese)
• 因此 (yīncǐ)
• 因而 (yīn'ér)
• 從而／从而 (cóng'ér)
• 所以
• 故 (gù) (literary)
• 故此 (gùcǐ)
• 故而 (gù'ér)
• 於是／于是 (yúshì)
• 於是乎／于是乎 (yúshìhū) (literary)
• 是以 (shìyǐ) (literary)
• 是故 (shìgù) (literary)
• 此以 (cǐyǐ) (literary)