滚瓜烂熟

Traditional: 滾瓜爛熟

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Dictionary entry

lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently

What does 滚瓜烂熟 mean?

滚瓜烂熟 (gǔn guā làn shú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently

2to know sth inside out

3to know sth by heart

Character breakdown

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滚gǔnto boil · to roll 瓜guāmelon; gourd; squash · (slang) a piece of gossip 烂lànsoft; mushy · well-cooked and soft 熟shúripe; mature · thoroughly cooked; done

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滚瓜烂熟

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