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成竹在胸

Mandarin · pinyin chéng zhú zài xiōng

Meanings

  1. see 胸有成竹 xiōng yǒu chéng zhú
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Characters in this entry

成
chéng · completed, finished, fixed
竹
zhú · bamboo; flute; Kangxi radical 118
在
zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
胸
xiōng · breast, bosom, chest; thorax
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2–2–4–1 · cheng2 zhu2 zai4 xiong1

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sing4 zuk1 zoi6 hung1

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phrase

  1. (alt-of, alternative, idiomatic) alternative form of 胸有成竹 (xiōngyǒuchéngzhú)

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