Sources & editorial notes
Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
Source record: cd-63cd443e33ee4a54. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.
Original source entry:
了如指掌 了如指掌 [liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3] /to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)/to know (a person, a place etc) inside out/Source material and teaching drafts have separate provenance. Long-term commercial licensing remains under review.
Sources & editorial notes
Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
Source record: cd-d5a00362a6bfb188. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.
Original source entry:
瞭如指掌 了如指掌 [liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3] /variant of 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3]/Source material and teaching drafts have separate provenance. Long-term commercial licensing remains under review.
Reference information
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Character information
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