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為的是

wai6 dik1 si6

because, for the reason that, so as to

Level: 2
This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

為的是

This word was added by bybell on 20th Jul 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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為 wai4 wai6 wei2 wei4 - do, act; handle; be; for
的 dik1 de5 di2 di4 - possessive suffix
是 si6 shi4 - is

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