察察為明

Chinese

		examine; inquire; observe examine; inquire; observe; inspect; look into; to examine	examine; inquire; observe examine; inquire; observe; inspect; look into; to examine	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
trad. (察察為明/察察爲明)		察	察	為/爲	明
simp. (察察为明)		察	察	为	明

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chácháwéimíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄚˊ ㄔㄚˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caat³ caat³ wai⁴ ming⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chácháwéimíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄚˊ ㄔㄚˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chácháwéimíng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻa²-chʻa²-wei²-ming²
    • Yale: chá-chá-wéi-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charcharweiming
    • Palladius: чачавэймин (čačavɛjmin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ miŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caat³ caat³ wai⁴ ming⁴
    • Yale: chaat chaat wàih mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaat⁸ tsaat⁸ wai⁴ ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cad³ cad³ wei⁴ ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːt̚³ t͡sʰaːt̚³ wɐi̯²¹ mɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

察察為明

1. to think one is discerning and shrewd for focusing on minutiae, but neglecting the bigger picture

Synonyms

• 察察而明 (cháchá'érmíng)