探幽发微
tàn yōu fā wēi
Pinyin

Definition

探幽发微
 - 
tàn yōu fā wēi
  1. to probe deeply and uncover minute details

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

微
Wēi
  1. 1 surname Wei
  2. 2 ancient Chinese state near present day Chongqing
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [Wéi]
侦探
zhēn tàn
  1. 1 detective
  2. 2 to do detective work
卑微
bēi wēi
  1. 1 lowly
  2. 2 humble
幽灵
yōu líng
  1. 1 specter
  2. 2 apparition
  3. 3 ghost
幽魂
yōu hún
  1. 1 ghost
  2. 2 spirit (of the dead)
幽默
yōu mò
  1. 1 (loanword) humor
  2. 2 humorous
微信
Wēi xìn
  1. 1 Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 騰訊|腾讯[Téng xùn])
微博
wēi bó
  1. 1 microblogging
  2. 2 microblog
微博客
wēi bó kè
  1. 1 microblogging
  2. 2 microblog
微微
wēi wēi
  1. 1 slight
  2. 2 faint
  3. 3 humble
微波炉
wēi bō lú
  1. 1 microwave oven
  2. 2 CL:臺|台[tái]
微笑
wēi xiào
  1. 1 smile
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],絲|丝[sī]
  3. 3 to smile
微薄
wēi bó
  1. 1 scanty
  2. 2 meager
微风
wēi fēng
  1. 1 breeze
  2. 2 light wind
探
tàn
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to search out
  3. 3 to scout
  4. 4 to visit
  5. 5 to stretch forward
探索
tàn suǒ
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to probe
稍微
shāo wēi
  1. 1 a little bit
一探究竟
yī tàn jiū jìng
  1. 1 to check out
  2. 2 to investigate
人微言轻
rén wēi yán qīng
  1. 1 (idiom) what lowly people think counts for little
低微
dī wēi
  1. 1 meager (wages)
  2. 2 humble (social status)
  3. 3 feeble (voice)

Idioms (17)

人微言轻
rén wēi yán qīng
  1. 1 (idiom) what lowly people think counts for little
家世寒微
jiā shì hán wēi
  1. 1 to be of humble origin (idiom)
察微知著
chá wēi zhī zhù
  1. 1 to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom)
  2. 2 to deduce the whole story from small traces
巴头探脑
bā tóu tàn nǎo
  1. 1 to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy
  2. 2 nosy
微乎其微
wēi hū qí wēi
  1. 1 a tiny bit
  2. 2 very little
  3. 3 next to nothing (idiom)
探囊取物
tàn náng qǔ wù
  1. 1 to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
  2. 2 in the bag
探头探脑
tàn tóu tàn nǎo
  1. 1 to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
探骊得珠
tàn lí dé zhū
  1. 1 to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)
  2. 2 to see through to the nub
渺乎其微
miǎo hū qí wēi
  1. 1 remote and insignificant (idiom)
无微不至
wú wēi bù zhì
  1. 1 in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
积于忽微
jī yú hū wēi
  1. 1 to accumulate tiny quantities (idiom)
见微知著
jiàn wēi zhī zhù
  1. 1 one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
视微知着
shì wēi zhī zhuó
  1. 1 one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
识微见几
shí wēi jiàn jǐ
  1. 1 lit. see a tiny bit and understand everything (idiom)
防微杜渐
fáng wēi dù jiàn
  1. 1 to nip in the bud (idiom)
体恤入微
tǐ xù rù wēi
  1. 1 to emphasize down to last detail (idiom); to show every possible consideration
  2. 2 meticulous care
体贴入微
tǐ tiē rù wēi
  1. 1 to show every possible consideration (idiom); meticulous care

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