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如是我聞

简如是我闻 · 繁如是我聞

Mandarin · pinyin rú shì wǒ wén

so I have heard (idiom)
the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism)

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如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
是: shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
我: wǒ · our, us, i, me, my, we
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闻: wén · hear; smell; make known; news

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2–4–3–2 · ru2 shi4 wo3 wen2

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(Buddhism) Thus have I heard... (a common opening of Buddhist texts)

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