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This feature highlights the idiom 「明察秋毫」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
Clearly see: see clearly; autumn hairs: the fine hairs newly grown on the bodies of birds and animals in autumn. Originally used to describe a person with sharp eyesight who can see any small things very clearly. Later it is often used to describe people who can see through things.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
míng chá qiū háo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ming4 chaat3 chau1 hou4
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