DETAILED    詳細詳

DILIGENT so as to pay ATTENTION to EVEN UNIMPORTANT PARTS of something.
COMPREHENSIVEFULLCOMPLETETHOROUGHEXHAUSTIVEALL-INCLUSIVEELABORATEMINUTEINTRICATEEXPLICITSPECIFICPRECISEEXACTACCURATEMETICULOUSPAINSTAKINGITEMIZEDBLOW-BY-BLOW
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for detail is xiáng 詳 (ant. lŸè 略 "without proper detail" and yào 要 "only in main outline"). 2. Xì 細 (ant. hūn 涽 "in a muddled generalising way") refers to petty detail. 3. Xī 悉 refers to completeness of detail.
Modern Chinese Criteria
仔細 細心 詳細 詳盡 周詳 詳 縷 不厭其詳 纖悉無遺 細大不捐 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • DILIGENT　EAGER to ACHIEVE one's TASK USING APPROPRIATE EFFORT. (anc: 14/0, child: 7)
  • EAGER　INTENSE DESIRE to ACT FOR A DEFINITE AIM. (anc: 13/0, child: 2)
  • DESIRE　GOOD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO ONESELF concerning the FUTURE HAVING, CONTROLLING, or ACTING:doing SOMETHING DEFINED. (anc: 12/0, child: 11)
  • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 419

  • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 426

    • Words (10 items)

    詳  xiáng OC: sɢlaŋ MC: zi̯ɐŋ 8 Attributions

    The current general word for detail is xiáng 詳 (ant. lŸè 略 "without proper detail" and yào 要 "only in main outline").

      Word relations
    • Contrast: 博/BROAD Bó 博 (ant. yuē 約 "confined") is primarily metaphorical in application, and its concrete senses applied to physical objects are derived senses of the word only.

      Syntactic words
    • ndetail
    • v[adN]detailed accountLZ
    • vadVin detail
    • vibe detailed, be known in detailLZ
    孰  shú MC: dzyuwk OC: djɯwɡ 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadV= shú 熟: in detail, carefullyLZ
    • vi(= shú 熟) be considered with each detailLZ
    細  xì OC: snɯɯs MC: sei 3 Attributions

    Xì 細 (ant. hūn 涽 "in a muddled generalising way") refers to petty detail.

      Syntactic words
    • nsubjectdetail; something refined
    • vadNdetailed, refined
    • vadVin detail; thoroughly
    子細  zǐ xì OC: sklɯʔ snɯɯs MC: tsɨ sei 2 Attributions
    • 唐五代語言詞典 Táng Wǔdài yǔyán cídiǎn A Dictionary of the Language of the Tang and Five Dynasties Periods ( JIANG/CAO 1997) p. 461b, #1

      Syntactic words
    • VPadVin detail, detailed (in later periods also written 仔細)
    末  mò MC: mat OC: maad 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nadVin (minor) details (as opposed to what is basic 本)CH
    毫芒  háo máng MC: haw mang OC: ɡoow maaŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabfeaturehairbredth, minute detailCH
    委曲  wěi qū OC: qrolʔ khoɡ MC: ʔiɛ khi̯ok 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadV?? bent and windingly > in indirect ways and in great detail
    悉  xī OC: sid MC: sit 1 Attribution

    Xī 悉 refers to completeness of detail.

      Syntactic words
    • vadVin every detail, down to the least detail
    致  zhì OC: k-liɡs MC: ʈi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVin detail, down to every detail
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabfeaturehairbredth, minute detailCH