明察秋毫

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

Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God

bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

to note clearly / to perceive

short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[Cha2 ha1 er3]

to examine / to inquire / to observe / to inspect / to look into / obvious / clearly evident

variant of 察[cha2]

autumn / fall / harvest time

old variant of 秋[qiu1]

see 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]

fine hair grown by animals (or down grown by birds) in the fall / (fig.) sth barely discernible / the slightest thing / the minutest detail

hair / drawing brush / (in the) least / one thousandth / currency unit, 0.1 yuan