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遏恶扬善
è'è​yáng​shàn

to suppress evil and promote good

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 遏 è
    to restrain
    (bound form) to restrain; to check; to hold back; to suppress or control
  2. 恶 惡 è adjectivenoun
    evil
    evil; wicked; bad; bad behavior (opposite of 善 shàn)
  3. 扬 揚 yáng verbnoun
    to spread
    to make known; to praise; to propagate or publicize
  4. 善 shàn noun
    good
    good; virtuous; benevolent; of good character; the opposite of 恶 è