探幽发微 (探幽發微)
tàn yōu fā wēi
Pinyin

Definition

探幽发微 (探幽發微)
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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)

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)