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
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
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
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