瞭如指掌
simp了如指掌liu4 jyu4 zi2 zoeng2liu5 jyu4 zi2 zoeng2liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
English
- variant of 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3]
- to know something as well as how one knows one's own hands; to be very familiar with
粵語 — Cantonese
- 對一樣嘢非常熟悉明瞭,就好似自己嘅手指、手掌一樣
Examples
他對那件事瞭如指掌。
He knows every inch of this area.
Tatoeba · Raccoonwao CC BY
他對她的過去似乎瞭如指掌。
He seems to know all about her past.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
佢對股市近況瞭如指掌。
He is very familiar with the recent changes in the stock market.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk