chá
chá
wéi
míng

idiom
literary

Meaning of 察察为明

察察为明 means to be overly clever about trivial details; to show off one's perspicacity in minor matters. Pronounced chá chá wéi míng.

  • to be overly clever about trivial details; to show off one's perspicacity in minor matters

Definitions & Examples

zǒng
shì
chá
chá
wéi
míng
 
duì
bié
rén
de
xiǎo
cuò
zhuā
zhù
fàng
 

He is always nitpicky, never letting go of others' minor mistakes.

Zuò
lǐng
dǎo
néng
chá
chá
wéi
míng
 
yào
xué
huì
zhuā
fàng
xiǎo
 

As a leader, one shouldn't be persnickety; one must learn to focus on major issues and let go of minor ones.

Chá
chá
wéi
míng
de
rén
wǎng
wǎng
lüè
le
zhěng
de
 

People who are captious often neglect the overall big picture.