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): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ zung¹ jau⁵ sou³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnzhōngyǒushù
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄡˇ 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

1. 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