Learn more about 明察秋毫
| Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|
| lit. seeing clearly the downy feather of autumn (idiom, from Mencius); fig. sensitive to the finest detail/to distinguish right and wrong with acuity/omniscient |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|
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明
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ming dynasty (1368-1644) / ming (c. 2000 bc), fourth of the legendary flame emperors, 炎帝[yan2 di4] descended from shennong 神農|神农[shen2 nong2] farmer god / bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods / surname ming | |
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察
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short name for chahar province 察哈爾|察哈尔[cha2 ha1 er3] / to examine / to inquire / to observe / to inspect / to look into / obvious / clearly evident | |
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秋
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autumn / fall / harvest time / a swing / surname qiu | |
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秋
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a swing | |
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毫
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hair / drawing brush / (in the) least / one thousandth / currency unit, 0.1 yuan |
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