吃了算盘珠，心里有数吃了算盤珠，心裡有數吃了算盤珠，心裏有數

Swallowed abacus beads: there are numbers inside

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Someone knows exactly where things stand and is confident.
Wordplay: 有数 (yǒushù) means both 'has numbers' and 'knows the situation'.

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Simplified: 吃了算盘珠，心里有数
Traditional (Taiwan): 吃了算盤珠，心裡有數
Traditional (Hong Kong): 吃了算盤珠，心裏有數
Pinyin: chīle suànpánzhū, xīnliyǒushù
Pinyin (Taiwan): chīle suànpánzhū, xīnlǐyǒushù
Bopomofo: ㄔ ˙ㄌㄜㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄢˊ ㄓㄨ，ㄒㄧㄣㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨˋ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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