DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

瞭若指掌

简了若指掌 · 繁瞭若指掌

Mandarin · pinyin liǎo ruò zhǐ zhǎng

see 了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

瞭: liào · liǎo · bright, clear; clear-sighted
若: ruò · if, supposing, assuming; similar
指: zhǐ · finger, toe; point, indicate
掌: zhǎng · palm of hand, sole of foot, paw
了: le · to finish; particle of completed action

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

3–4–3–3 · liao3 ruo4 zhi3 zhang3

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

5character links1same-tone record2source references

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

瞭若指掌 · find source passages ↗ · 了若指掌 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗