WordTaiwan frequency #24,102
瞭若指掌
ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄓˇ ㄓㄤˇ
“to understand something as clearly as pointing to one's palm; to know thoroughly”
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瞭
ㄌㄧㄠˇ
To understand clearly; to be clear-sighted; to watch from a distance; eyes bright.
若
ㄖㄨㄛˋ
If; supposing; as if; like; to seem; to resemble; to be compared to; a type of fragrant herb; to obey; surname Ruo.
指
ㄓˇ
Finger or toe; to point at or indicate; to refer to; to count on or depend on; a unit of width.
掌
ㄓㄤˇ
Palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; to hold or wield something; to manage or control; to slap with the palm.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 指出ㄓˇ ㄔㄨto point out; to indicate; to identify or highlight something explicitly.
- 掌握ㄓㄤˇ ㄨㄛˋto master; to grasp; to control; to have a good command of; to understand well and know how to use
- 瞭解ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˇto understand; to realize; to find out; to grasp the meaning of something
- 指導ㄓˇ ㄉㄠˇto guide; to direct; to instruct; to coach; to mentor
- 若是ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋif; in case; supposing; in the event that.
- 指揮ㄓˇ ㄏㄨㄟto command; to direct; to conduct (an orchestra); a person who commands or directs; a military or official title in imperial China
- 指數ㄓˇ ㄕㄨˋmath exponent; statistical or economic index measuring change relative to a base period.
- 指標ㄓˇ ㄅㄧㄠindicator; index; target; quota; sign; signpost; (computing) pointer.
- 指示ㄓˇ ㄕˋto point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions
- 指定ㄓˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋto appoint; to assign; to designate; to specify clearly and with certainty
- 手指finger; one of the five digits at the end of each hand.
- 指控ㄓˇ ㄎㄨㄥˋto accuse; to charge; an accusation; a (criminal) charge