明察秋毫

Chinese

		to inspect or observe publicly; to note clearly; to perceive	a small amount; a little bit; in the slightest
trad. (明察秋毫)		明察	秋毫
simp. #(明察秋毫)		明察	秋毫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngchá qiūháo

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄏㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ caat³ cau¹ hou⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngchá qiūháo
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄏㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngchá ciouháo
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-chʻa² chʻiu¹-hao²
    • Yale: míng-chá chyōu-háu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingchar chiouhaur
    • Palladius: минча цюхао (minča cjuxao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ming⁴ caat³ cau¹ hou⁴
    • Yale: mìhng chaat chāu hòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ tsaat⁸ tsau¹ hou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ cad³ ceo¹ hou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰaːt̚³ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ hou̯²¹/

Verb

明察秋毫

1. to perceive the minutest details