如数家珍

如數家珍
rúshǔjiāzhēn
idiom #56,862

Meanings

  1. 1 as if enumerating one's family treasures
  2. 2 to know a subject inside and out; to recite with complete familiarity

Examples

Tā jiǎng qǐ qiúduì lìshǐ rúshǔjiāzhēn.
He recites the team's history like counting his own treasures.
Lǎo jiàoshòu duì Tángshī rúshǔjiāzhēn.
The old professor knows Tang poetry inside and out.
Tā duì diàn lǐ shāngpǐn rúshǔjiāzhēn.
She can list every item in the shop by heart.

Tips

memory
Picture someone opening the family treasure chest and naming each piece from memory — that ease and pride is the image. = 'family's treasures'.

Stroke Order

shù
jiā
zhēn