立此存照lì cǐ cún zhàoa contract (/an agreement) is hereby concluded and to be filed for future reference
❍ 老汉也怕他做出事来，连累不便，因此在前官手里告了，执凭文帖，在此存照。(《水浒全传》258)I was afraid that he would do some bad thing so I did not dare to have anything to do with him,and so informed the magistrate a long time ago. The magistrate gave me an official document confirming that arrangement,and I will go to get it and show it to you. 立此存照lì cǐ cún zhào存：保存；照：查考，察看。立下这个字据，保存起来以备查考。sign a note for investigation, a contract is hereby concluded and to be filed for future reference |