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 | ||
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trad. (胸有成竹) | 胸 | 有 | 成 | 竹 | |
simp. #(胸有成竹) | 胸 | 有 | 成 | 竹 | |
alternative 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
Idiom
胸有成竹
- (figuratively) to have a well-thought-out plan; to plan in advance