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The last detail is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is m ò Ji é x ì x í ng. It comes from the book with Zeng Zhai written by Lu Jiuyuan of Song Dynasty.
Idiom usage
As subject or object; in life
The origin of Idioms
Lu Jiuyuan of the Song Dynasty wrote in the book with Zeng's house: "in ancient times, what a villain Confucianist did was only to discipline himself according to the last details. It is unknown that people today have such a superficial view of falsehood, and there is no root for such fallacies."
Idiom explanation
It refers to small behaviors that are irrelevant to the general.
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