胸有成竹

Chinese

		chest; bosom; heart chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	bamboo
simp. and trad. (胸有成竹)		胸	有	成	竹
variant forms		成竹在胸
Literally: “to have grown an image of bamboo in one's mind (when trying to draw a bamboo plant)”.

Etymology

From a poem by Zhao Buzhi.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiōngyǒuchéngzhú

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hung¹ jau⁵ sing⁴ zuk¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiōngyǒuchéngzhú
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiongyeoucherngjwu
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hung¹ jau⁵ sing⁴ zuk¹
  - Yale: hūng yáuh sìhng jūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung¹ jau⁵ sing⁴ dzuk⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: hung¹ yeo⁵ xing⁴ zug¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

Idiom

胸有成竹

(figuratively) to have a well-thought-out plan; to plan in advance

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