明察秋毫 míng chá qiū háo ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄏㄠˊ ming4 caat3 cau1 hou4
- lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius)
- fig. perceptive of even the finest detail
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明
- 光明 guāng míng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gwong1 ming4 light
- 分明 fēn míng ㄈㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˊ fan1 ming4 clear
- 失明 shī míng ㄕ ㄇㄧㄥˊ sat1 ming4 to lose one's eyesight
- 文明 wén míng ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ man4 ming4 civilized
- 明亮 míng liàng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ming4 loeng6 bright
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- 明天 míng tiān ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ming4 tin1 tomorrow
- 明媚 míng mèi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄟˋ ming4 mei4 bright and beautiful
- 明年 míng nián ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ming4 nin4 next year
- 明日 míng rì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄖˋ ming4 jat6 tomorrow
- 明明 míng míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ming4 ming4 obviously
- 明星 míng xīng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ming4 sing1 star; celebrity
- 明智 míng zhì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ ming4 zi3 sensible
- 明朗 míng lǎng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄤˇ ming4 long5 bright
- 明理 míng lǐ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˇ ming4 lei5 sensible
- 明白 míng bai ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄅㄞ ming4 baak6 clear; obvious; unequivocal
- 明确 明確 míng què ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ming4 kok3 clear-cut; definite; explicit
- 明显 明顯 míng xiǎn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ming4 hin2 clear
- 查明 chá míng ㄔㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ caa4 ming4 to investigate and find out
- 清明 qīng míng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ cing1 ming4 clear and bright
- 照明 zhào míng ㄓㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ziu3 ming4 lighting
察
- 侦察 偵察 zhēn chá ㄓㄣ ㄔㄚˊ zing1 caat3 to investigate a crime
- 察看 chá kàn ㄔㄚˊ ㄎㄢˋ caat3 hon3 to watch
- 察觉 察覺 chá jué ㄔㄚˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ caat3 gok3 to sense
- 检察 檢察 jiǎn chá ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄚˊ gim2 caat3 to inspect
- 监察 監察 jiān chá ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔㄚˊ gaam1 caat3 to supervise
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- 考察 kǎo chá ㄎㄠˇ ㄔㄚˊ haau2 caat3 to inspect
- 视察 視察 shì chá ㄕˋ ㄔㄚˊ si6 caat3 to inspect
- 观察 觀察 guān chá ㄍㄨㄢ ㄔㄚˊ gun1 caat3 to observe; to watch; to survey
- 警察 jǐng chá ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄚˊ ging2 caat3 police; police officer
- 刚察 剛察 Gāng chá ㄍㄤ ㄔㄚˊ gong1 caat3 see 刚察县
- 勘察 kān chá ㄎㄢ ㄔㄚˊ ham3 caat3 to reconnoiter
- 失察 shī chá ㄕ ㄔㄚˊ sat1 caat3 to fail in observing or supervising
- 察察 chá chá ㄔㄚˊ ㄔㄚˊ caat3 caat3 clean
- 察纳 察納 chá nà ㄔㄚˊ ㄋㄚˋ caat3 naap6 to investigate and accept
- 察访 察訪 chá fǎng ㄔㄚˊ ㄈㄤˇ caat3 fong2 to make an investigative visit
- 察隅 Chá yú ㄔㄚˊ ㄩˊ caat3 jyu4 see 察隅县
- 察雅 Chá yǎ ㄔㄚˊ ㄧㄚˇ caat3 aa1 see 察雅县
- 察验 察驗 chá yàn ㄔㄚˊ ㄧㄢˋ caat3 jim6 to examine
- 审察 審察 shěn chá ㄕㄣˇ ㄔㄚˊ sam2 caat3 to investigate
- 按察 àn chá ㄢˋ ㄔㄚˊ on3 caat3 to investigate (old)
秋
- 秋天 qiū tiān ㄑㄧㄡ ㄊㄧㄢ cau1 tin1 autumn
- 秋季 qiū jì ㄑㄧㄡ ㄐㄧˋ cau1 gwai3 autumn
- 中秋节 中秋節 Zhōng qiū jié ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄝˊ zung1 cau1 zit3 the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month
- 中秋 Zhōng qiū ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄡ zung1 cau1 the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month
- 仲秋 zhòng qiū ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄡ zung6 cau1 second month of autumn
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- 初秋 chū qiū ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧㄡ co1 cau1 early autumn
- 千秋 qiān qiū ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄡ cin1 cau1 a thousand years
- 嘴秋 zuǐ qiū ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄡ zeoi2 cau1 (Tw) (coll.) mouthy; cocky and verbally provocative
- 张秋 張秋 Zhāng Qiū ㄓㄤ ㄑㄧㄡ zoeng1 cau1 Cho Chang (Harry Potter)
- 早秋 zǎo qiū ㄗㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄡ zou2 cau1 early autumn
- 春秋 Chūn qiū ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ceon1 cau1 Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
- 春秋 chūn qiū ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ceon1 cau1 spring and autumn
- 深秋 shēn qiū ㄕㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ sam1 cau1 late autumn
- 秋令 qiū lìng ㄑㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄥˋ cau1 ling6 autumn
- 秋分 Qiū fēn ㄑㄧㄡ ㄈㄣ cau1 fan1 Qiufen or Autumn Equinox, 16th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 23rd September-7th October
- 秋审 秋審 qiū shěn ㄑㄧㄡ ㄕㄣˇ cau1 sam2 autumn trial (judicial hearing of capital cases during Ming and Qing)
- 秋征 qiū zhēng ㄑㄧㄡ ㄓㄥ cau1 zing1 autumn levy (tax on harvest)
- 秋播 qiū bō ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄛ cau1 bo3 sowing in autumn (for a crop in spring)
- 秋收 qiū shōu ㄑㄧㄡ ㄕㄡ cau1 sau1 fall harvest
- 秋日 qiū rì ㄑㄧㄡ ㄖˋ cau1 jat6 autumn; fall
毫
- 毫不 háo bù ㄏㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ hou4 bat1 hardly
- 毫升 háo shēng ㄏㄠˊ ㄕㄥ hou4 sing1 milliliter
- 毫无 毫無 háo wú ㄏㄠˊ ㄨˊ hou4 mou4 not in the least
- 毫米 háo mǐ ㄏㄠˊ ㄇㄧˇ hou4 mai5 millimeter
- 丝毫 絲毫 sī háo ㄙ ㄏㄠˊ si1 hou4 the slightest amount or degree
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- 毫不犹豫 毫不猶豫 háo bù yóu yù ㄏㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˋ hou4 bat1 jau4 jyu6 without the slightest hesitation
- 公毫 gōng háo ㄍㄨㄥ ㄏㄠˊ gung1 hou4 centigram
- 分毫 fēn háo ㄈㄣ ㄏㄠˊ fan1 hou4 fraction
- 挥毫 揮毫 huī háo ㄏㄨㄟ ㄏㄠˊ fai1 hou4 to write or draw with a brush
- 毫克 háo kè ㄏㄠˊ ㄎㄜˋ hou4 hak1 milligram
- 毫安 háo ān ㄏㄠˊ ㄢ hou4 on1 milliampere
- 毫巴 háo bā ㄏㄠˊ ㄅㄚ hou4 baa1 millibar (mbar or mb), unit of pressure (equal to hectopascal)
- 毫微 háo wēi ㄏㄠˊ ㄨㄟ hou4 mei4 (prefix) nano-
- 毫毛 háo máo ㄏㄠˊ ㄇㄠˊ hou4 mou4 fine hair (on the body); down
- 毫瓦 háo wǎ ㄏㄠˊ ㄨㄚˇ hou4 ngaa5 milliwatt
- 毫秒 háo miǎo ㄏㄠˊ ㄇㄧㄠˇ hou4 miu5 millisecond, ms
- 毫针 毫針 háo zhēn ㄏㄠˊ ㄓㄣ hou4 zam1 acupuncture needle
- 毫发 毫髮 háo fà ㄏㄠˊ ㄈㄚˋ hou4 faat3 a hair
- 濡毫 rú háo ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄠˊ jyu4 hou4 to dip the pen into ink
- 狼毫 láng háo ㄌㄤˊ ㄏㄠˊ long4 hou4 writing brush of weasel bristle