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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chácháwéimíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄚˊ ㄔㄚˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charcharweiming
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chácháwéimíng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻa²-chʻa²-wei²-ming²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ miŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - 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): /t͡sʰäːt̚³ t͡sʰäːt̚³ wɐi̯²¹ mɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

察察為明

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

Synonyms

察察而明 (cháchá'érmíng)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.