了若指掌 liǎo ruò zhǐ zhǎng | OtterDict

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了若指掌

liǎoruòzhǐzhǎng

to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)

2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

See 了如指掌

壹动verb
to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)(inherited)
- 。
  He knows this matter like the back of his hand.
貳形adjective
to know (a person, a place etc) inside out(inherited)
- 。
  He knows the situation here like the back of his hand.

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了若指掌

Traditional了

liǎoruòzhǐzhǎng

to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)

2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

See 了如指掌

壹动verb
to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)(inherited)
- 。
  He knows this matter like the back of his hand.
貳形adjective
to know (a person, a place etc) inside out(inherited)
- 。
  He knows the situation here like the back of his hand.

解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

了

了(newborn child; infant)ASSOCIATIVE

An image of a curled-up baby suggests completeness and ending.

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