瞭如指掌

Chinese

		look afar from a high place; clear	as (if); such as	finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	palm (of hand); in charge of
trad. (瞭如指掌/了如指掌)		瞭/了	如	指	掌
simp. (了如指掌)		了	如	指	掌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liǎorúzhǐzhǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄓㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): liu⁴ jyu⁴ zi² zoeng² / liu⁵ jyu⁴ zi² zoeng²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liǎorúzhǐzhǎng [Phonetic: liǎorúzhízhǎng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄓㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liǎorújhǐhjhǎng
    • Wade–Giles: liao³-ju²-chih³-chang³
    • Yale: lyǎu-rú-jř-jǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leaurujyyjaang
    • Palladius: ляожучжичжан (ljaožučžičžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: liu⁴ jyu⁴ zi² zoeng² / liu⁵ jyu⁴ zi² zoeng²
    • Yale: lìuh yùh jí jéung / líuh yùh jí jéung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: liu⁴ jy⁴ dzi² dzoeng² / liu⁵ jy⁴ dzi² dzoeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: liu⁴ yu⁴ ji² zêng² / liu⁵ yu⁴ ji² zêng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːu̯²¹ jyː²¹ t͡siː³⁵ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/, /liːu̯¹³ jyː²¹ t͡siː³⁵ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/

Idiom

瞭如指掌

1. to know like the back of one's hand

Antonyms

• 一無所知／一无所知 (yīwúsuǒzhī)