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反掌

fǎn zhǎng

2-character word

What 反掌 means

1. lit. to turn over one's palm
2. fig. everything is going very well.

The characters in 反掌

• 反fǎncontrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down
• 掌zhǎngpalm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw

Words containing 反掌

• 易如反掌yì rú fǎn zhǎngeasy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy; no effort at all
• 易于反掌yì yú fǎn zhǎngsee 易如反掌

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