<p>「足」means <em>fully, entirely</em>.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>...這一版本足有四百一十一頁</p>
  
  <hr>
  
  <p><em>...this edition contains four hundred and eleven pages in its <strong>entirety</em></strong></p>
  
  <p>or</p>
  
  <p><em>...this edition contains <strong>a full</strong> four hundred and eleven pages</em></p>
</blockquote>

<p>The semantic relation is something like</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><em>sufficient/enough</em> (足夠) &lt;> <em>full</em> &lt;> <em>entire</em></p>
</blockquote>

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dROOOze
<p>It is just 足. There is no single word 足有, just 足 and 有 separately. It means "in full, wholly":</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>你的收件箱足有一英尺厚</p>
</blockquote>

<p>"Your mailing trunk is fully / wholly possessed of all the thickness comprehended by one English foot."</p>

<p>To break it down:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>你的 (your) + 收件箱 (mailing box / trunk) + 足 (fully or "is fully") + 有 (possessing) + 一 (one) + 英尺 (English foot, the unit of measure, 304.8 mm) + 厚 (thick, big, fat, plump, etc.).</p>
</blockquote>

<p>So it's more for laying especial emphasis on the fact that the mailbox (or I presume, a synecdoche for the <em>stack of papers within</em>, as that seems to make more sense), is so big as named.</p>

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The_Sympathizer
<p><em>ABC</em> defines 足有 as:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>V.<br>
  (have/be) a full ...</p>
  
  <p>他讲了足有两个钟头。<br>
  Tā jiǎngle zúyǒu liǎng ge zhōngtóu.<br>
  He lectured for a full two hours. </p>
</blockquote>

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Mou某
<p>足有 (fully have) has the same meaning as <a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/17030/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">足足</a>: fully (e.g. one year, a hundred ounces)</p>

<p>足有四百一十一页 (fully have 411 pages)</p>

<p>足足有四百一十一页 (fully have 411 pages)</p>

<p>足足四百一十一页 (fully 411 pages)</p>

<p>All the above mean: "has 411 pages in its entirety"</p>

<p>Notice: </p>

<p><em>足 in 足有 means "fully". It is different from the  足 in 足以, which  means "enough" . 
E.g. "要達到 1500c 才<strong>足</strong>以將铁熔化" (need to reach 1500c, to be <strong>enough</strong> to melt iron)</em></p>

<p>The reason to use 足有(fully have) instead of just 有(have) is to emphasize the impressiveness of the number. </p>

<p>For example: </p>

<p>太阳<strong>有</strong>地球130万倍的体积 - The sun <strong>has</strong> the volumes of 1.3 million Earths  (a plain statement)</p>

<p>太阳<strong>足有</strong>地球130万倍的体积 - The sun <strong>actually has</strong> the volumes of 1.3 million Earths (stress the impressiveness of the number)</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>it's a bit like 'a mouthful of ...'</p>

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Jim River
<p>I found this in Matilda (p.13):</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>这本书的这一版本足有四百一十一页。<br>
  that edition contained four hundred and eleven pages.  [original English (<a href="http://jssisdubai.com/document/uploaded/matilda.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ref.</a>)]<br>
  the book's [这本书的] edition [这一版本] has (?) [足有] 411 pages [四百一十一页].</p>
</blockquote>

<p>The translation is direct, except for 足有 instead of just 有.  I've found other examples of 足有 online, e.g.:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>等你回到家，你的收件箱足有一英尺厚。 [<a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E8%B6%B3%E6%9C%89" rel="nofollow noreferrer">YouDao</a>]<br>
  When you come back, your inbox is a foot high.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I'm aware 足 is sometimes used to mean "enough": <a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/3852/%e8%b6%b3-why-is-foot-also-enough">足: why is &quot;foot&quot; also &quot;enough&quot;?</a>  So maybe 足 is used for emphasis in these sentences, but it'd be nice to clarify this.</p>

<p><strong>Question</strong>: What does 足有 mean?</p>

<meaning><meaning-in-context>
What does 足有 mean?
# What does 足有 mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-09-21)

I found this in Matilda (p.13):

> 这本书的这一版本足有四百一十一页。  
> that edition contained four hundred and eleven pages. [original English ([ref.](http://jssisdubai.com/document/uploaded/matilda.pdf))]  
> the book's [这本书的] edition [这一版本] has (?) [足有] 411 pages [四百一十一页].

The translation is direct, except for 足有 instead of just 有. I've found other examples of 足有 online, e.g.:

> 等你回到家，你的收件箱足有一英尺厚。 [[YouDao](http://youdao.com/w/%E8%B6%B3%E6%9C%89)]  
> When you come back, your inbox is a foot high.

I'm aware 足 is sometimes used to mean "enough": [足: why is "foot" also "enough"?](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/3852/%e8%b6%b3-why-is-foot-also-enough) So maybe 足 is used for emphasis in these sentences, but it'd be nice to clarify this.

**Question**: What does 足有 mean?

**Tags:** meaning, meaning-in-context

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-09-21. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

「足」means *fully, entirely*.

> ...這一版本足有四百一十一頁
>
> ---
>
> *...this edition contains four hundred and eleven pages in its **entirety***
>
> or
>
> *...this edition contains **a full** four hundred and eleven pages*

The semantic relation is something like

> *sufficient/enough* (足夠) <> *full* <> *entire*


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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-09-29. Score: 1

It is just 足. There is no single word 足有, just 足 and 有 separately. It means "in full, wholly":

> 你的收件箱足有一英尺厚

"Your mailing trunk is fully / wholly possessed of all the thickness comprehended by one English foot."

To break it down:

> 你的 (your) + 收件箱 (mailing box / trunk) + 足 (fully or "is fully") + 有 (possessing) + 一 (one) + 英尺 (English foot, the unit of measure, 304.8 mm) + 厚 (thick, big, fat, plump, etc.).

So it's more for laying especial emphasis on the fact that the mailbox (or I presume, a synecdoche for the *stack of papers within*, as that seems to make more sense), is so big as named.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-09-21. Score: 1

*ABC* defines 足有 as:

> V.  
> (have/be) a full ...
>
> 他讲了足有两个钟头。  
> Tā jiǎngle zúyǒu liǎng ge zhōngtóu.  
> He lectured for a full two hours.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2019-09-21. Score: 1

足有 (fully have) has the same meaning as [足足](http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/17030/): fully (e.g. one year, a hundred ounces)

足有四百一十一页 (fully have 411 pages)

足足有四百一十一页 (fully have 411 pages)

足足四百一十一页 (fully 411 pages)

All the above mean: "has 411 pages in its entirety"

Notice:

*足 in 足有 means "fully". It is different from the 足 in 足以, which means "enough" .
E.g. "要達到 1500c 才**足**以將铁熔化" (need to reach 1500c, to be **enough** to melt iron)*

The reason to use 足有(fully have) instead of just 有(have) is to emphasize the impressiveness of the number.

For example:

太阳**有**地球130万倍的体积 - The sun **has** the volumes of 1.3 million Earths (a plain statement)

太阳**足有**地球130万倍的体积 - The sun **actually has** the volumes of 1.3 million Earths (stress the impressiveness of the number)


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### Answer by username_5 on 2019-10-08. Score: 0

it's a bit like 'a mouthful of ...'


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