| 明察秋毫 |
míng chá qiū háo |
lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. perceptive of even the finest detail |
| 明 |
Míng |
Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God |
| 明 |
míng |
bright / opposite: dark 暗 / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods |
| 明察 |
míng chá |
to note clearly / to perceive |
| 察 |
Chá |
short name for Chahar Province 察哈尔 |
| 察 |
chá |
to examine / to inquire / to observe / to inspect / to look into / obvious / clearly evident |
| 察 |
chá |
variant of 察 |
| 秋 |
Qiū |
surname Qiu |
| 秋 |
qiū |
autumn / fall / harvest time |
| 秋 |
qiū |
old variant of 秋 |
| 秋 |
qiū |
used in 秋千 |
| 秋毫 |
qiū háo |
fine hair grown by animals (or down grown by birds) in the fall / (fig.) sth barely discernible / the slightest thing / the minutest detail |
| 毫 |
háo |
hair / drawing brush / (in the) least / one thousandth / currency unit, 0.1 yuan |