明察 秋毫
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[edit]to inspect or observe publicly; to note clearly; to perceive | a small amount; a little bit; in the slightest | ||
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Etymology
[edit]- 曰:「
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Yuē: “Yǒu fù yú wáng zhě yuē: ‘Wú lì zúyǐ jǔ bǎi jūn’, ér bù zúyǐ jǔ yī yǔ; ‘míng zúyǐ chá qiūháo zhī mò’, ér bùjiàn yú xīn, zé wáng xǔ zhī hū?” [Pinyin]
- Mencius replied, "Suppose a man were to make this statement to your Majesty: 'My strength is sufficient to lift three thousand catties, but it is not sufficient to lift one feather; my eyesight is sharp enough to examine the point of an autumn hair, but I do not see a wagon-load of faggots;' would your Majesty allow what he said?"
有 復 於王 者 曰:『吾 力 足 以舉百 鈞 』,而不 足 以舉一 羽 ;『明 足 以察秋毫 之 末 』,而不 見 輿 薪 ,則 王 許 之 乎?」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
曰:「有 复于王 者 曰:『吾 力 足 以举百 钧』,而不 足 以举一 羽 ;『明 足 以察秋毫 之 末 』,而不 见舆薪 ,则王 许之 乎?」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
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