胸有城府

xiōng yǒu chéng fǔ

Dictionary entry

subtle way of thinking (idiom); hard to fathom

What does 胸有城府 mean?

胸有城府 (xiōng yǒu chéng fǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1subtle way of thinking (idiom); hard to fathom

2deep and shrewd

Character breakdown

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胸xiōngvariant of 胸[xiong1]有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)城chéngcity walls · city 府fǔseat of government · government repository (archive)

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胸有城府

xiōng yǒu chéng fǔ

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