"明若觀火" meaning in Chinese

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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "minžoguanʹxo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miŋ³⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mìhng yeuhk gūn fó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ming⁴ joek⁹ gun¹ fo²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ming⁴ yêg⁶ gun¹ fo²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɪŋ²¹ jœːk̚² kuːn⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miŋ³⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɪŋ²¹ jœːk̚² kuːn⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "明若觀火"
}