易如反掌

yìrú-fǎnzhǎng

idiom #15,649

Meanings

1 easy as turning over one's hand
2 extremely easy
3 a piece of cake

Characters

to flip; to turn over

palm of the hand

Examples

对他来说，解决这个问题易如反掌。

Duì tā láishuō, jiějué zhège wèntí yìrúfǎnzhǎng.

For him, solving this problem is a piece of cake.

Tips

memory

Picture flipping your hand over — that's how easy it is. 反掌 = flip palm. The whole idiom literally says 'as easy as flipping your palm.'

Stroke Order

易 yì

如 rú

反 fǎn

掌 zhǎng