了如指掌

liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng

Dictionary entry

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

What does 了如指掌 mean?

了如指掌 (liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng) has 2 dictionary entries or readings.

1to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)

2to know (a person, a place etc) inside out

3variant of 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3]

Character breakdown

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了le(completed action marker) · (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)如rúas · as if 指zhǐfinger · to point at or to 掌zhǎngpalm of the hand · sole of the foot

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了如指掌

liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng

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