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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: liǎorúzhǐzhǎng [Phonetic: liǎorúzhízhǎng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄓㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leaurujyyjaang
  - IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - 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
  - IPA ^(key): /liːu̯²¹ jyː²¹ t͡siː³⁵ t͡ɕœːŋ³⁵/, /liːu̯¹³ jyː²¹ t͡siː³⁵ t͡ɕœːŋ³⁵/

Idiom

瞭如指掌

to know like the back of one's hand

Antonyms

一無所知／一无所知 (yīwúsuǒzhī)

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