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 ˙ㄌㄧ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ leoi⁵ jau⁵ sou³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnliyǒushù
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄧㄡˇ 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 ˙ㄌㄧ ㄧㄡˇ 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

1. 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)