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瞭liu4如jyu4指zi2掌zoeng2

simp了如指掌
liu4 jyu4 zi2 zoeng2liu5 jyu4 zi2 zoeng2liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng

English

  1. variant of 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3]
  2. to know something as well as how one knows one's own hands; to be very familiar with

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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