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

明察秋毫
míng chá qiū háo
m+íng·2nd tonech+á·2nd toneq+iū·1st toneh+áo·2nd tone
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lit. to see sth as clearly as one sees a blazing fire (idiom) · fig. to grasp the situation thoroughly洞若观火dòng ruò guān huǒto understand thoroughly · to see beyond the facade · to see through (sb)看透kàn tòuwise · brilliant英明yīng míngknow yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")知己知彼zhī jǐ zhī bǐopen enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret · taking information from all sides明察暗访míng chá àn fǎngto see what others fail to see (idiom) · to have exceptional insight独具只眼dú jù zhī yǎn
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