心裡有數

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīnliyǒushù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄌㄧㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ leoi⁵ jau⁵ sou³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīnliyǒushù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄌㄧㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shin.lhiyeoushuh
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ li² i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīnliyǒushùr
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄌㄧㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨˋㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shin.lhiyeoushull
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ li² i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂuɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ leoi⁵ jau⁵ sou³
  - Yale: sām léuih yáuh sou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ loey⁵ jau⁵ sou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ lêu⁵ yeo⁵ sou³
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ lɵy̯¹³ jɐu̯¹³ sou̯³³/

Idiom

心裡有數

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

心中有數／心中有数 (xīnzhōngyǒushù)

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