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 (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁶we-tshy

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
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ⁶we-tshy
  - MiniDict: we^去 tshy
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhue-tshr
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦue²² t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴/

Adverb

為此

because of this; for this reason; to this end
(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)

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