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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhū rǔ cǐ lèi
"他喜欢收集邮票、硬币和诸如此类的东西。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Used to indicate that there are other similar things or people that could be mentioned.
"She collects vintage postcards, postage stamps, and the like." - 2
Et cetera or similar things of the same kind.
"We discussed politics, economics, and the like during the seminar."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the conjunction 'and', the definite article 'the', and the noun/adjective 'like' originating from Old English 'gelīc', meaning similar. The phrase stabilized in Early Modern English as a collective idiom used to denote unmentioned items of the same category or class.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "And the like" is said worldwide
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et compagnie
Transliteration: e kom-pa-nji
"Elle collectionne des timbres, des cartes postales et compagnie."
und dergleichen
Transliteration: ʊnt deːɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯çn̩
"Er verkauft Bücher, Zeitschriften und dergleichen."
e simili
Transliteration: e ˈsi-mi-li
"Parliamo di film, musica e simili."
y cosas por el estilo
Transliteration: i ˈko-sas poɾ el esˈti-lo
"Compró fruta, verduras y cosas por el estilo."
e afins
Transliteration: i aˈfĩs
"Eles discutem política, economia e afins."
और इस तरह के
Transliteration: aur is tarah ke
"वह किताबें, कॉपियाँ और इस तरह की चीज़ें बेचता है।"
诸如此类
Transliteration: zhū rǔ cǐ lèi
"他喜欢收集邮票、硬币和诸如此类的东西。"
그 외 여러 가지
Transliteration: geu oe yeoreo gaji
"우체국에서 우표와 그 외 여러 가지 물건을 샀습니다."
その他もろもろ
Transliteration: sonota moromoro
"彼は切手やコイン、その他もろもろのものを集めています。"
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