明如指掌 míngrúzhǐzhǎng clear as day Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 明 míng verbadjective clear clear; distinct; easy to see; obvious如 rú preposition to be like to be like; to be similar to; as if指掌 zhǐzhǎng to point at one's palm to point at one's own palm; often used as a metaphor for something that is extremely easy to understand or accomplish