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Chinese
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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)
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胸
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有
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成
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竹
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| simp. #(胸有成竹)
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胸
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有
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成
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竹
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| alternative forms
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成竹在胸
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| Literally: “to have grown an image of bamboo in one's mind (when trying to draw a bamboo plant)”.
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Etymology
From a famous prose by 蘇軾 (Sū Shì). See 稍縱即逝／稍纵即逝 (shāozòngjíshì). Alternatively, from a poem by 晁補之 (Cháo Bǔzhī):
Pronunciation
Idiom
胸有成竹
- (figurative) to have a well-thought-out plan; to plan in advance