看家本领 — Chinese idiom
看家本领
kān jiā běn lǐng
Traditional: 看家本領
Meaning
- one's forte
Character by character
- 看kānto look, to see; to examine, to scrutinize
- 家jiāhouse, home, residence; family
- 本běnroot, origin, source; basis
- 领lǐngneck, collar; lead, guide
Idioms sharing a character
- 一眼看穿 yī yǎn kàn chuān
- 看人行事 kàn rén xíng shì
- 看破红尘 kàn pò hóng chén
- 看菜吃饭 kàn cài chī fàn
- 走马看花 zǒu mǎ kàn huā
- 雾里看花 wù lǐ kàn huā
- 事怕行家 shì pà háng jiā
- 人给家足 rén jǐ jiā zú
- 保家卫国 bǎo jiā wèi guó
- 倾家荡产 qīng jiā dàng chǎn
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