明察秋毫

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

Meanings

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

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