jat1 muk6 liu5 jin4一目了然

Jyutpingjat1 muk6 liu5 jin4

Yaleyāt muhk líuh yìhn

語句

Definition

Obvious at a glance; very clear and easy to understand after just one look.

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How it's used

This idiom is a formal four-character expression that is frequently used in both written and spoken Cantonese to describe clarity. It functions as an adjective or a predicate to indicate that something is so obvious or well-organized that no further explanation is needed. While it is a Chinese idiom, it fits perfectly into casual conversation when you want to emphasize that a situation or visual layout is immediately understandable.

Examples

le1呢fan2份bou3報gou3告se2寫dak1得hou2好cing1清co2楚，jat1一muk6目liu5了jin4然。

This report is written very clearly, you can understand it at a glance.

go3個dei6地tou4圖waa2畫dou3到gam3咁lyun6亂，dim2點joeng2樣jat1一muk6目liu5了jin4然aa4呀？

The map is drawn so messily, how could it possibly be clear at a glance?

Common phrases

jat1一muk6目liu5了jin4然ge3嘅git3結gwo2果

a result that is clear at a glance

tai2睇lok6落jat1一muk6目liu5了jin4然

looks clear at a glance

Common mistake

Learners sometimes try to use this to describe a person who is clever or observant, but it strictly refers to the clarity of an object, a situation, or information, not the intelligence of an individual.