- lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius)
- fig. perceptive of even the finest detail
Characters
- 明 (明): Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); surname Ming; 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
- 察 (察): short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[Cha2 ha1 er3]
- 秋 (秋): surname Qiu
- 毫 (毫): hair; drawing brush; (in the) least; one thousandth; currency unit, 0.1 yuan
Resources
- Wiktionary: 明察秋毫
- MDBG: 明察秋毫
- Examples with 明察秋毫 on Tatoeba
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