一望而知

yīwàng'érzhī

apparent

Wiktionary

Homographs

一望而知 yīwàngérzhī (idiom) to be evident at a glance

Entry Composition

1 一望 yīwàng
  1. (literary) as far as the eye can see
  2. (literary) looking off into the distance
  3. as far as the eye can see
  4. looking off into the distance
2 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
=3 知 zhī
  1. to know
  2. to be aware
=3 知 zhì
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 智 (zhì, “knowing, wisdom, intelligence”).
  2. Original form of 智 (zhì, “knowing, wisdom, intelligence”).