心裡有數

Chinese

		in one's heart; in one's mind; in one's conscience	to know exactly how things stand; to have a definite idea of what one is doing
trad. (心裡有數/心裏有數)		心裡/心裏	有數
simp. (心里有数)		心里	有数
Literally: “to have a number in one's heart”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīnliyǒushù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄌㄧㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ leoi⁵ jau⁵ sou³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīnliyǒushù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄌㄧㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sinli̊yǒushù
  - Wade–Giles: hsin¹-li⁵-yu³-shu⁴
  - Yale: syīn-li-yǒu-shù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shin.liyeoushuh
  - Palladius: синьлиюшу (sinʹlijušu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ li² joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīnliyǒushùr
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄌㄧㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sinli̊yǒushùr
  - Wade–Giles: hsin¹-li⁵-yu³-shu⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: syīn-li-yǒu-shùr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shin.liyeoushull
  - Palladius: синьлиюшур (sinʹlijušur)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ li² joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂuɻʷ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ leoi⁵ jau⁵ sou³
  - Yale: sām léuih yáuh sou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ loey⁵ jau⁵ sou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ lêu⁵ yeo⁵ sou³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ lɵy̯¹³ jɐu̯¹³ sou̯³³/

Idiom

心裡有數

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

Synonyms

心中有數／心中有数 (xīnzhōngyǒushù)

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