Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:
所谓(謂) suǒwèi 形
what is known as
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(=通常说的)
- 中医(醫)所谓(謂)"上火"不止是指嗓子疼一种(種)症状(狀)。 Zhōngyī suǒwèi "shànghuǒ"bùzhǐ shì zhǐ sǎngzi téng yī zhǒng zhèngzhuàng. What is known in Chinese medicine as "excess internal heat"covers a lot more than sore throats and the like.
- 所谓(謂)"网(網)虫(蟲)",就是上网(網)上瘾(癮)的人。 Suǒwèi "wǎngchóng",jiùshì shàngwǎng shàngyǐn de rén. The people we refer to as "Net Worms"are addicted to the Internet.
2 (形容不认可) so-called