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了如观火
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了如观火

了如观火 — “To see or understand something with perfect clarity”

了如观火 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to see or understand something with perfect clarity”. As plain as day; crystal clear. Literally, “Clear as watching fire”.

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了如观火 Pronunciation and Pinyin

了如观火 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
了
le2completion or change
如
rú6like, as, if
观
guān6look, observe, view
火
huǒ4fire, urgent, popular

Example Sentence with 了如观火

这个问题在他看来,简直是了如观火,很快就找到了解决方案。
To him, this problem was as clear as watching fire, and he quickly found a solution.

Idioms Related to 了如观火

Synonyms of 了如观火

  • dòng洞ruò若guān观huǒ火see clearly as observing a fire

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
  • liǎo了rú如zhǐ指zhǎng掌know something like the back of one's hand
  • 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ruò若zhǐ指zhǎng掌know something like the back of one's hand
  • 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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Questions about 了如观火

What does 了如观火 mean?

了如观火 (le rú guān huǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to see or understand something with perfect clarity”.

How do you pronounce 了如观火?

了如观火 is pronounced le rú guān huǒ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 了如观火 literally mean?

Literally, 了如观火 means “Clear as watching fire”. It is used to mean “to see or understand something with perfect clarity”.

What is the Chinese definition of 了如观火?

了:明白。形容看得非常清楚

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