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成竹在胸

Mandarin · pinyin chéng zhú zài xiōng

see 胸有成竹 xiōng yǒu chéng zhú

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

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