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心中有數

简心中有数 · 繁心中有數

Mandarin · pinyin xīn zhōng yǒu shù

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心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
數: shù · number; several; count; fate
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

1–1–3–4 · xin1 zhong1 you3 shu4

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense · 1 Cantonese reading

sam1 zung1 jau5 sou3

Cantonese word readings for 心中有數. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

sam1 zung1 jau5 sou3

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(idiomatic) 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