如 数 家 珍

rú shǔ jiā zhēndictionary entry

lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom) / fig. to be very familiar with a matter

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Original source entry:

如數家珍 如数家珍 [ru2 shu3 jia1 zhen1] /lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom)/fig. to be very familiar with a matter/

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Other forms in these source records: 如數家珍

如
rú
as / as if / such as
数
shǔ
to count / to count as / to regard as / to enumerate / to list
shù
number / figure / several / a few
shuò
(literary) frequently / repeatedly
家
jiā
used in 傢伙|家伙[jiā huo] and 傢俱|家俱[jiā jù] / home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[gè]
珍
zhēn
precious thing / treasure / culinary delicacy / rare / valuable / to value highly

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