洞若观火

dòng ruò guān huǒ

Definitions

1. lit. to see sth as clearly as one sees a blazing fire (idiom)
2. fig. to grasp the situation thoroughly

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Child Words of 洞若观火

cave

fire

to seem

to look at

Taoist monastery

penetrating (vision)