胸有成竹 in English xiong1 you3 cheng2 zhu2 Meaning

Meanings

• to plan in advance (idiomatic expression)
• a card up one's sleeve
• forewarned is forearmed

Pinyin

xiong1 you3 cheng2 zhu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

胸xiong1variant of 胸[xiong1] 有you3to have 成cheng2surname Cheng 竹zhu2bamboo