如是说 (rú shì shuì) — (idiom) thus said; so stated; as the saying goes
Definition
Literary/archaic idiom meaning 'thus said' — a formal quotation marker, used in book titles, classical citations, or translations of classic works (e.g. Nietzsche's 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra'). Rare in everyday speech.
idiom
thus saidso statedas the saying goes
Examples
- 《如是说》。Ní cǎi de 《chá lā tú sī tè lā rú shì shuì》 shì yí bù zhé xué míng zhù.Nietzsche's 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra' is a famous philosophical work.
- 如是说：“，。”Gǔ rén rú shì shuì: "jūn zǐ ài cái, qǔ zhī yǒu dào."The ancients said: 'A gentleman loves wealth but obtains it in the right way.'
- 《如是说》。Zhè běn shū de biāo tí jiù shì 《kǒng zǐ rú shì shuì》.The title of this book is 'Confucius Said Thus'.
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