洞若观火 — Chinese idiom
洞若观火
dòng ruò guān huǒ
Traditional: 洞若觀火
Meaning
- lit. to see sth as clearly as one sees a blazing fire
- fig. to grasp the situation thoroughly
Character by character
- 洞dòngcave, grotto, hole, ravine
- 若ruòif, supposing, assuming; similar
- 观guānto observe, to spectate; appearance, view
- 火huǒfire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
Idioms sharing a character
- 引蛇出洞 yǐn shé chū dòng
- 洞房花烛 dòng fáng huā zhú
- 漏洞百出 lòu dòng bǎi chū
- 空洞无物 kōng dòng wú wù
- 判若云泥 pàn ruò yún ní
- 危若朝露 wēi ruò zhāo lù
- 口若悬河 kǒu ruò xuán hé
- 呆若木鸡 dāi ruò mù jī
- 噤若寒蝉 jìn ruò hán chán
- 固若金汤 gù ruò jīn tāng
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