Simplified display

明察秋毫

míng chá qiū háo

Definitions

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

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