滚瓜烂熟 in English gun3 gua1 lan4 shu2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to know fluently
  • to know sth inside out
  • to know sth by heart

Simplified Characters

滚 瓜 烂 熟

Traditional Characters

滾 瓜 爛 熟

Pinyin

gun3 gua1 lan4 shu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

滚gun3to boil 瓜gua1melon 烂lan4soft 熟shu2cooked (of food)