成竹在胸
chéng​zhú​zài​xiōng

to have a well-thought-out plan

  • created reference approved 成竹在胸 → 胸有成竹 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    成竹在胸 chéng​zhú​zài​xiōng

    胸有成竹 xiōng​yǒu​chéng​zhú

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 成竹在胸 · chéng​zhú​zài​xiōng · to have a well-thought-out plan — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    成竹在胸

    chéng​zhú​zài​xiōng

    to have a well-thought-out plan

    To have a clear plan or mental image before acting; to be confident of success due to thorough preparation.

    成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · established 竹 (literal) → 竹 · zhú · bamboo 在 (literal) → 在 · zài · to be at 胸 (literal) → 胸 · xiōng · heart

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense