指掌 zhǐzhǎng

zhǐzhǎng verb point to the palm of the hand
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A reference to something easily done (Guoyu '指掌'; Mathews 1931 '指掌', p. 22)

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  • 了若指掌(瞭若指掌) to understand as [clearly as] pointing to the palm of the hand
  • 了如指掌 to know something like the back of one's hand ; to understand as [clearly as] pointing to the palm of the hand

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