了如指掌 in English liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3 Meaning

Meanings

  • 了如指掌
    • to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiomatic expression)
    • to know (a person, a place and so on) inside out
  • 瞭如指掌
    • variant of 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3]

Simplified Characters

了 如 指 掌

Traditional Characters

了 如 指 掌 瞭 如 指 掌

Pinyin

liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

了le5(completed action marker) 如ru2as 指zhi3finger 掌zhang3palm of the hand