明察秋毫 [ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄏㄠˊ; ming2 cha2 qiu1 hao2] lit. seeing clearly the downy feather of autumn (idiom, from Mencius); fig. sensitive to the finest detail to distinguish right and wrong with acuity omniscient ◄ ►