胸有城府 in English xiong1 you3 cheng2 fu3 Meaning

Meanings

• subtle way of thinking (idiomatic expression); hard to fathom
• deep and shrewd

Pinyin

xiong1 you3 cheng2 fu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

胸xiong1variant of 胸[xiong1] 有you3to have 城cheng2city walls 府fu3seat of government