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原來如此

简原来如此 · 繁原來如此

Mandarin · pinyin yuán lái rú cǐ

(idiom) so that's how it is; I see

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原: yuán · source, origin, beginning
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
此: cǐ · this, these; in this case, then
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning

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2–2–2–3 · yuan2 lai2 ru2 ci3

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so that's the way it is; so it's like that; oh, I see

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