了如指掌瞭如指掌

liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng

Meaning

to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom); to know (a person, a place etc) inside out; variant of 了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng

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Characters

了le, liǎoclear; to finish; particle of completed action乛亅如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing女口指zhǐfinger, toe; to point, to indicate扌旨掌zhǎngin charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot尚手

Examples

他对纽约了如指掌。

Tā duì Niǔ yuē liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng.

He knows New York inside out.