明查暗访 míng chá àn fǎng openly investigate and secretly visit

Explanation

明里调查，暗中访问。指多方面调查了解情况。

Openly investigate and secretly visit. It means investigating and understanding the situation from many aspects.

Origin Story

话说唐朝，有个县令名叫李公甫，他为官清正，深受百姓爱戴。一日，县里发生了一件怪事，许多人家财物被盗，百姓人心惶惶。李公甫决定亲自出马，彻查此事。他白天乔装打扮，到集市上明察暗访，了解情况；晚上则化名潜入民宅，暗访百姓，收集线索。经过多日的辛勤努力，李公甫终于掌握了案件的真相：原来，是一个叫张三的惯偷所为。张三利用夜晚作案，手法娴熟，很难被发现。李公甫根据掌握的线索，带领衙役，在张三家中将其抓获，并追回被盗的财物，百姓们都拍手称快。李公甫的明察暗访，不仅破获了案件，更让百姓们感受到了公平正义。

huà shuō táng cháo, yǒu gè xiàn lìng míng jiào lǐ gōng fǔ, tā wèi guān qīng zhèng, shēn shòu bàixìng ài dài. yī rì, xiàn lǐ fā shēng le yī jiàn guài shì, xǔ duō rén jiā cái wù bèi dào, bàixìng rén xīn huāng huāng. lǐ gōng fǔ jué dìng qǐn zì chū mǎ, chè chá cǐ shì. tā bái tiān qiāo zhuāng dá bàn, dào jí shì shàng míng chá àn fǎng, liǎo jiě qíng kuàng; wǎn shàng zé huà míng qián rù mín zhái, àn fǎng bàixìng, shōu jí xiàn sù. jīng guò duō rì de xīn qín nǔ lì, lǐ gōng fǔ zhōng yú zhǎng wò le àn jiàn de zhēn xiàng: yuán lái, shì yīgè jiào zhāng sān de guàn tōu suǒ wèi. zhāng sān lì yòng yè wǎn zuò àn, shǒu fǎ xián shú, hěn nán bèi fā xiàn. lǐ gōng fǔ gēn jù zhǎng wò de xiàn sù, dài lǐng yá yì, zài zhāng sān jiā zhōng qí zhā huò, bìng zhuī huí bèi dào de cái wù, bàixìng men dōu pāi shǒu chēng kuài. lǐ gōng fǔ de míng chá àn fǎng, bù jǐn pò huò le àn jiàn, gèng ràng bàixìng men gǎn shòu dào le gōng píng zhèng yì.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a county magistrate named Li Gongfu, who was known for his integrity and love for the people. One day, something strange happened in the county: many houses were robbed, and the people were in panic. Li Gongfu decided to personally investigate the matter. During the day, he disguised himself and went to the market to investigate and understand the situation; at night, he went undercover into people's homes, collecting clues. After many days of hard work, Li Gongfu finally found out the truth: it turned out to be the work of a habitual thief named Zhang San. Zhang San used the night to commit crimes, his methods were skillful, and it was difficult to be discovered. Based on the clues obtained, Li Gongfu led the officers to Zhang San's home and arrested him, and retrieved the stolen goods. The people were relieved. Li Gongfu's thorough investigation not only solved the case, but also made the people feel the sense of justice.

Usage

作谓语、定语；指调查了解情况

zuò wèiyǔ、dìngyǔ；zhǐ diàochá liǎo jiě qíng kuàng

As predicate and attributive; means to investigate and understand the situation

Examples

  • 为了查清案件的真相，警方明察暗访，最终将罪犯绳之以法。

    wèi le chá qīng àn jiàn de zhēn xiàng, jǐngfāng míng chá àn fǎng, zuì zhōng jiāng zuì fàn shéng zhī yǐ fǎ.

    To find out the truth of the case, the police conducted a thorough investigation, and finally brought the criminal to justice.

  • 为了了解民情，他经常深入基层，明查暗访。

    wèi le liǎo jiě mín qíng, tā jīng cháng shēn rù jī céng, míng chá àn fǎng

    In order to understand public opinion, he often went deep into the grassroots and conducted investigations.

Related Idioms

  • 明察暗访

  • 暗访

Opposite Idioms

  • 草率调查

  • 敷衍了事