明察秋毫

míng chá qiū háo

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 明察秋毫

明察
míng chá

to note clearly

秋
qiū

autumn

秋毫
qiū háo

fine hair grown by animals (or down grown by birds) in the fall

明
míng

bright

毫
háo

hair

察
chá

short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[chá hā ěr]