明察秋毫

míng chá qiū háo

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Definitions

1. lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius)
2. fig. perceptive of even the finest detail

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Child Words of 明察秋毫

• 秋 秋 qiū: autumn
• 察 察 chá: short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[chá hā ěr]
• 明 明 míng: bright
• 明察 明察 míng chá: to note clearly
• 毫 毫 háo: hair
• 秋毫 秋毫 qiū háo: fine hair grown by animals (or down grown by birds) in the fall