心中有數

Chinese

		in one's mind; in one's heart	to know exactly how things stand; to have a definite idea of what one is doing
trad. (心中有數)		心中	有數
simp. (心中有数)		心中	有数
Literally: “to have a number in one's heart”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīnzhōngyǒushù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄓㄨㄥㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ zung¹ jau⁵ sou³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīnzhōngyǒushù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄓㄨㄥㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sinjhongyǒushù
  - Wade–Giles: hsin¹-chung¹-yu³-shu⁴
  - Yale: syīn-jūng-yǒu-shù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinjongyeoushuh
  - Palladius: синьчжунъюшу (sinʹčžunʺjušu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ zung¹ jau⁵ sou³
  - Yale: sām jūng yáuh sou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ dzung¹ jau⁵ sou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ zung¹ yeo⁵ sou³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ sou̯³³/

Idiom

心中有數

to know very well in one's heart (e.g. what to do next, whether it is likely to succeed, etc.); to know the score

Synonyms

心裡有數／心里有数 (xīnliyǒushù)

Derived terms

瞎子吃湯圓——心中有數／瞎子吃汤圆——心中有数
瞎子吃餛飩——心中有數／瞎子吃馄饨——心中有数

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