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如意算盘

rú yì suàn pán

4-character word Traditional 如意算盤

What 如意算盘 means

1. counting one's chickens before they are hatched

The characters in 如意算盘

• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination…
• 算suànto calculate; to figure out; to include; to count in; to count; to be valid…
• 盘pántray; plate; dish; (finance) (bound form) market prices; (computing; bound form) disk

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