明察秋毫

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

Stroke order

Practice writing

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