qù​cū​qǔ​jīng

to discard the dross and select the essential

Senses

去粗取精 qù​cū​qǔ​jīng to discard the dross and select the essential

To discard what is coarse or useless and keep the refined or essential part; to separate the wheat from the chaff.

References

synonym 去粗取精/去粗取精 披沙拣金/披沙揀金
synonym 去粗取精/去粗取精 去伪存真/去偽存真