| 如意算盘 |
rú yì suàn pán |
counting one's chickens before they are hatched |
| 如 |
rú |
as / as if / such as |
| 如意 |
rú yì |
as one wants; according to one's wishes / ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune |
| 意 |
Yì |
Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利) |
| 意 |
yì |
idea / meaning / thought / to think / wish / desire / intention / to expect / to anticipate |
| 算 |
suàn |
to regard as / to figure / to calculate / to compute |
| 算盘 |
suàn pán |
abacus / CL:把 / plan / scheme |
| 盘 |
pán |
tray; plate; dish / (finance) (bound form) market prices / (computing) (bound form) disk / to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) / to check; to examine; to investigate / to transfer; to sell (property) / to shift; to move (sth big and heavy) / classifier for things resembling a plate or dish / classifier for coils / classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc) |