了若指掌 — “To know something like the back of one's hand”
了若指掌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to know something like the back of one's hand”. To have a thorough grasp of something.
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了若指掌 Pronunciation and Pinyin
了若指掌 Character Breakdown
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他对公司的各项规章制度都了若指掌。
He knows all the company's rules and regulations like the back of his hand.
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Antonyms of 了若指掌
More idioms starting with 了
- liǎo了bù不kě可jiàn见completely invisible
- liǎo了bu不qǐ起extraordinary, remarkable, or admirable
- liǎo了bù不zhǎng长jìn进make no progress at all
- liǎo了liǎo了kě可jiàn见perfectly obvious
- le了rú如guān观huǒ火crystal clear
- liǎo了wú无jù惧sè色to show no fear at all
- liǎo了rán然yú于xiōng胸understand thoroughly
- liǎo了rán然wú无wén闻completely unheard
- liǎo了shēn身tuō脱mìng命break free from worldly constraints
- liǎo了shēn身dá达mìng命Achieve inner peace and accept destiny
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Open the tool →Questions about 了若指掌
What does 了若指掌 mean?
了若指掌 (liǎo ruò zhǐ zhǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to know something like the back of one's hand”.
How do you pronounce 了若指掌?
了若指掌 is pronounced liǎo ruò zhǐ zhǎng in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 了若指掌?
了：明白；指掌：指着手掌。形容对事物了解得非常清楚，象把东西放在手掌里给人家看一样。