了如指掌

liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng

Các tầng nghĩa / Phát âm

#1liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng

to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom) / to know (a person, a place etc) inside out

#2liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng

variant of 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3]

Example Sentences

他是土生土长的北京人,对老北京的胡同文化和风土人情了如指掌。

tā shì tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng de běi jīng rén, duì lǎo běi jīng de hú tòng wén huà hé fēng tǔ rén qíng liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng.

He is a native Beijinger and knows the Hutong culture and customs of old Beijing well.

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