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Change log entry 39660
Processed by: ycandau (2012-01-18 19:02:49 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 37857 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
Not in dicts ... well, D has it, as "matter" (which is also what GT says)

就是这么回事,一时心血来潮。It's simply this -- the fancy struck me.
你受骗了,就是这么回事 You've been cheated, that's what!
我根本不把他说的当回事 I wouldn't take what he said seriously.
这是完全没有把伤员的幸福当回事。It is complete disregard for the patient's welfare.
他说他那时在看电影, 可是我知道不是那麽回事. He says he was at the cinema, but I know different.
今天早晨你迟到了一小时, 怎麽回事?

Editor: all the above examples arise from 一回事
Diff:
# 回事 回事 [hui2 shi4] /situation/state of affairs/(old) to report to one's master/
+ 回事 回事 [hui2 shi4] /(old) to report to one's master/
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