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滾瓜爛熟

简滚瓜烂熟 · 繁滾瓜爛熟

Mandarin · pinyin gǔn guā làn shú

lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently
to know sth inside out
to know sth by heart

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滾: Look up this written character
瓜: guā · melon, gourd, cucumber; Kangxi radical 97
爛: Look up this written character
熟: shú · well-cooked; ripe; familiar with
滚: gǔn · turn
烂: làn · rotten, spoiled, decayed

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3–1–4–2 · gun3 gua1 lan4 shu2

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gwan2 gwaa1 laan6 suk6

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(to know something) by heart; (recite, etc.) fluently

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